Is El Clásico still the world’s biggest match? Three questions before Barcelona v Real Madrid

The fixture’s relevance waned as the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry faded. Can Lamine Yamal and Mbappé lift it into a new era? For the best part of a decade, El Clásico was more than just soccer’s biggest fixture. It was the defining narrative. At the peak of the Lionel Messi v Cristiano…

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