Sami Khedira hails Jose Mourinho’s El Clasico against Pep Guardiola as greatest game in La Liga history.
Former Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, who played for Real Madrid between 2010 and 2015, gave an interview to Marca on Tuesday, recalling the historic ‘El Clasico’ clash between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.
The 37-year-old former midfielder spent five years at Real Madrid and was part of a fierce rivalry between his Mourinho side and Guardiola’s side, with Khedira even describing it as the best ‘El Clasico’ in history.
‘It was a showdown between Mourinho and Guardiola, Cristiano against Messi, the capital against Catalonia. It was a match of the highest intensity, played at an incredible level.’
‘When we started in 2010, Barcelona were the better team and in a year or two we closed the gap. Barcelona were more technical but we had more tactical discipline and ideas.’
‘We are warriors on the pitch and in every match we feel like fighters in Rome,’ Khedira said.
The former German midfielder also revealed that Los Blancos’ obsession at the time was to find a way to get rid of Lionel Messi, who was Barcelona’s most important player.
‘Of course our obsession, which is a big problem, is to stop Messi, but everyone is obsess with it, not just Mourinho.’
When asked about UFABET the changes at Barcelona from Guardiola’s era to the present under Hansi Flick. Khedira admitt that he was surprise by the increasingly risky style of play of the Azulgrana team.
‘I was surprise by the style (of Barcelona). Yes, I was at the (Santiago) Bernabeu in El Clasico and I wondered if they would play with such a risky style and they did, they scored a lot of goals.’
‘As for the attitude, I’m not surprise because I know Flick well and I know how he communicates. He’s perfect in that regard. I support Madrid but it’s good for La Liga to have Barcelona at a high level.’