ATLETICO DE MADRID & REAL MADRID 2008: BUILD UP TO THE DERBY
Atletico de Madrid & Real Madrid will meet in Round 20 of "La Liga"
this upcoming Sunday at 19.oo hours. The two clubs have a long &
historical rivalry as they "share" the same city: Madrid.
For those not familiar, Real Madrid represents the upper class &
elite, while Atletico de Madrid is working class, although these lines
blur with all types of fans in all classes following each. Although there
is a clear philosophy & "way of life" that differentiates both: Real is
seen as "the wonder club of success - & it is - while Atletico are the
fighting underdog that has the most loyal fans in Spanish Football.
This season 2007/2008 Atletico goes into this match 3ºrd on the table
& with a well balanced & performing side, with an awesome midfield
& forward line up ( Garcia, Simao, Aguero, Forlan...etc), & they are up
there with leaders Real Madrid. Real obviously wishes to beat its rival &
maintain its 7º points advantage over Fc Barcelona on the classification
table & title race.
Just to end, derby´s traditionally end with a drawn result. Here are the
photos of both squads for this season; SFS knows many readers & fans
enjoy these images.
ATLETICO DE MADRID - 2007/2008
REAL MADRID - 2007/2008
this upcoming Sunday at 19.oo hours. The two clubs have a long &
historical rivalry as they "share" the same city: Madrid.
For those not familiar, Real Madrid represents the upper class &
elite, while Atletico de Madrid is working class, although these lines
blur with all types of fans in all classes following each. Although there
is a clear philosophy & "way of life" that differentiates both: Real is
seen as "the wonder club of success - & it is - while Atletico are the
fighting underdog that has the most loyal fans in Spanish Football.
This season 2007/2008 Atletico goes into this match 3ºrd on the table
& with a well balanced & performing side, with an awesome midfield
& forward line up ( Garcia, Simao, Aguero, Forlan...etc), & they are up
there with leaders Real Madrid. Real obviously wishes to beat its rival &
maintain its 7º points advantage over Fc Barcelona on the classification
table & title race.
Just to end, derby´s traditionally end with a drawn result. Here are the
photos of both squads for this season; SFS knows many readers & fans
enjoy these images.
ATLETICO DE MADRID - 2007/2008
REAL MADRID - 2007/2008
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