“El Clásico”
/el ˈklasiko/
noun · soccer
Definition
Real Madrid against Barcelona, Spanish soccer's biggest fixture and one of the most watched club games on the planet. Spanish for "the classic." They meet at least twice every season.
Origin
Spanish and South American soccer call any landmark derby a clásico. This one took the definite article: Madrid as the capital's club, Barcelona as the symbol of Catalonia, and over 250 meetings of bad blood.
Used in a sentence
"Yes, it's just another league game. But it's also El Clásico, so clear your Sunday and don't ask anyone at the bar to be reasonable about it."
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