The Best Team Won

29 Nov 2009 – Mark it on your calendar July 12, 2009

Barring injuries or suspensions, this day will bear witness to arguably the most impressive line-up of footballers ever amassed on a single pitch in a competitive game.

In what promises to be the most classic of El Clasico meetings, Kaka and Ronaldo of Real Madrid will be pitted against Messi, Xavi and Iniesta of Barcelona. Notwithstanding anymore acqusitions of world class players by either club, an impressive total of the five best players in the world at the moment would be on display on the hallowed turf of Camp Nou.

Give or take a few matches, approximately a third of the 09/10 La Liga season would have been played out. By then, we should have had a good grasp of whether the galacticos policy of Real has paid dividends or whether it has imploded in the face of Florentino Perez. The latter would greatly undermine the significance of this much anticipated fixture.

If both are neck and neck in a title race, this has the potential to be a match that is going to be talked about for years to come.