Clasico stakes are high: Real Madrid cannot afford to lose to Barcelona
Steve Nicol shares his thoughts on who will come out on top in the El Clasico showdown between La Liga's biggest superstars. This time, the blockbuster script for the single most cinematic clash the game has to offer is easy to write.
Cast Lionel Messi as Luke Skywalker and Luis Suarez as -- what else? -- Chewie and this is a case of successfully steering Barcelona's Millennium Falcon through the Galacticos's Bernabeu Asteroid Belt, hopefully without landing in the belly of a giant space slug along the way.
Do it with a draw and Barcelona - atop the table with an 11 point lead over Real Madrid, who do have a game in...