Did you know that FC Barcelona was on the brink of COLLAPSE before Real Madrid stepped up? 🤯
During the Spanish Civil War, football in Spain nearly collapsed as a by product of the conflict. By the late 1930s, Barcelona was on the brink of extinction 😟
In the early 1940s, after the war, Barcelona desperately needed money to stabilize.
That’s when Real Madrid stepped in...
Today, El Clásico is one of the most heated rivalries in sport ⚔️
But this episode in Spain shows that:
◾️ The rivalry wasn’t always purely hostile
◾️ Both clubs understood the importance of preserving Spanish football
◾️Even enemies can recognize when the game itself is bigger than the badge
This wasn’t about friendship or rivalry, it was about survival 🤝
Without that assistance during the post-war recovery period, who knows what would have been for El Clasico and Spanish football in general?
Decades later, the rivalry returned stronger than ever 😤
Did you know that FC Barcelona was on the brink of COLLAPSE before Real Madrid stepped up? 🤯
During the Spanish Civil War, football in Spain nearly collapsed as a by product of the conflict. By the late 1930s, Barcelona was on the brink of extinction 😟
In the early 1940s, after the war, Barcelona desperately needed money to stabilize.
That’s when Real Madrid stepped in...
Today, El Clásico is one of the most heated rivalries in sport ⚔️
But this episode in Spain shows that:
◾️ The rivalry wasn’t always purely hostile
◾️ Both clubs understood the importance of preserving Spanish football
◾️Even enemies can recognize when the game itself is bigger than the badge
This wasn’t about friendship or rivalry, it was about survival 🤝
Without that assistance during the post-war recovery period, who knows what would have been for El Clasico and Spanish football in general?
Decades later, the rivalry returned stronger than ever 😤