Barcelona v Real Madrid 2010
Barcelona 5, Real Madrid 0. The first meeting between Pep Guardiolaand Jose Mourinho since the latter had left Inter (having beaten Barcaon his way to the Champions League crown) and joined Real.Mourinho had been recruited by Real Madrid as the antidote toGuardiola, the man who could topple Barcelona and bring silverwareback to Madrid. But after this drubbing, many were left wondering ifthe plan had backfired.In this, the final episode in the series, Marcus Speller and JonathanWilson are joined by Ian Hawkey (The Sunday Times) to discuss the2010 Classico and a season that went on to define theGuardiola/Mourinho relationship and their respective styles of playever since.The last in a six-part football series that explores how the evolutionof today’s beautiful game began at Barcelona 25 years ago with thepioneering ideas of Johan Cruyff and was then taken on by the likes ofLouis Van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.Essential listening for anyone who loves football – past, present andfuture!Over six episodes, Guardian football correspondent Jonathan Wilsonand the Football Ramble’s Marcus Speller, along with a panel ofexperts, take an in depth look at six incredible matches that changedfootball and helped to define this footballing evolution, from JohanCruyff’s Barcelona to Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, Alex Ferguson’sManchester United to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.The series coincides with the release of The Barcelona Legacy – abook written by Jonathan Wilson – out this month in hardback,eBook and audiobook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.