Barcelona & Real Madrid, hated rivals who need each other more than ever

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's Dermot Corrigan, Pol Ballus & Guillermo Rai to discuss how Barcelona & Real Madrid, rivals on the pitch for decades, have become close off the field and need each other more than ever. Hear how both clubs continue to fight for salvation via the Super League and why Jude Belligham is far more likely to be a Real player than a Barca player next season. The Athletic's Laia Cervello Herrero details her debut article that looks at Ansu Fati tough couple of years at Camp Nou since inheriting Lionel Messi's number ten shirt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Athletic.
0:03.0	Barcelona and Round Madrid are the focus of today's show, two of the biggest names in world football,
0:08.8	hated rivals on the pitch for decades.
0:11.2	Recently though, the two Classico clubs have become closer off the field and they need each other
0:16.5	more than ever. I'm Mark Chapman. Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. football podcast. Possible to turn them apart.
0:37.0	Let the festivities begin. I'm not going to see a Christian no no
0:47.0	The alma put a putt of the alma putt
0:51.2	penaltivo football clubs have today come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new
1:04.6	Midweek competition, the Super League, governed by its founding clubs.
1:09.0	Who are the founding clubs?
1:10.4	Confirmation, AC Milan, Arsenal, Athletical Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter-Malan,
1:16.2	Uventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United,
1:20.4	Real Madrid and Tottenham hotspur. Out of the 12 clubs who try to break away,
1:25.0	three of them, Real Madrid,
1:27.0	and Barcelona, Yventus haven't given up.
1:30.0	The main issue I think they've got is a financial one. Joining us today to discuss the unlikely relationship from the athletic
1:39.2	our Dermot Corrigan, Paul Balas, plus one of our new sign is Galer-RI. So Derma, we've got a much expanded big team.
1:48.0	Are you the sporting director putting all this together and signing our new talent?
1:53.0	Eh, kind of, I'd say.
1:57.0	But it is, yeah, it's great.
1:59.0	It's exciting.
2:00.0	It's been almost three years at the athletic writing about Madrid and Barse and all the other teams as well.
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