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Story time [A THREAD] :
Let's travel some time and imagine a scenario where we are watching the El Classico and remembering these two ultra legends!
Worth reading, I promise!
![Story time [A THREAD] :Let's travel some time and imagine a scenario where we are watching the El Classico and remembering these two ultra legends! Worth reading, I promise!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eak1MWQVcAAjSLA.jpg "Story time [A THREAD] :Let's travel some time and imagine a scenario where we are watching the El Classico and remembering these two ultra legends! Worth reading, I promise!")
Let's travel some time and imagine a scenario where we are watching the El Classico and remembering these two ultra legends!
Worth reading, I promise!
Just imagine a night in your 80s. It's 12:45 AM and it's a Clasico night. Its your first El Clasico since your better half passed away. You just had your cataract operation. Things are still blurry to your eyes. The whole family is gathering in front of the TV.
After all Clasico is the only time the whole family spends time with each other. So you, being a loyal fan, picked up the scarf of your favourite team; the team you turned to whenever you were down. You went to the drawing-room & silently sat on the couch kept in the far corner.
Whenever it's El Clasico you get reminded of a certain Portuguese and a certain Argentinian.
Your granddaughter turned on the TV and thus the live coverage began from The Camp Nou. The crowd of Camp Nou had made a little Tifo for "The Brazilian Smiling Magician".
The match began. The players in the Blaugrana colours are drawing beautiful pictures in the pitch with their brilliant passing football.
On the other hand, the Los Blancos stronger than the last few Clasicos looks absolutely determined and giving their all for the counterattacking football they are known for. It's turning out to be a fabulous clasico.
85 minutes have passed by. It's 1-1. Real Madrid got a free-kick from 36 yards. The commentators are saying that this is too far for the player to even think about a direct goal. The free-kick is taken. And BOOM! It's a goal.
You just smiled a little. You know who you are relating him to, don't you?
90 minutes of play have been played. 3 more minutes are added on.
A certain nineteen-year-old of the Catalan side got the ball in the right midfield. The picture isn't clear to you but you can hear the commentators saying - " Trying to dribble past one. Two. Three. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant...."
You've heard this before, you know these lines, you get a smile on your face as wide as your TV!
The commentators continued ".......away from the last defender......only got the goalkeeper to beat......and it's a perfect finish in the bottom corner after an amazing piece of football from Andre Rodriguez".
That's when it hit you. Your eyes became moist.
You somehow unknowingly mistook those players for Ronaldo and Messi. Suddenly the whole golden rivalry flashed by in front of your eyes. Scoring 50 goals a season for fun. Winning Ballon D'ors as if it's their personal property.
You somehow unknowingly mistook those players for Ronaldo and Messi. Suddenly the whole golden rivalry flashed by in front of your eyes. Scoring 50 goals a season for fun. Winning Ballon D'ors as if it's their personal property.
The fans worshipping them like gods. The fanboys thrashing the rival one, abusing each other. You've seen your idols debuting, getting their recognition, creating magic on the field, winning silverware, ageing, retiring, getting old and at last dying. You went through it all.
The match ended 2-2. You are wondering if this is the last Classico that you'd be witnessing.
You went to your room with tears in your eyes. Before going to bed, you turned towards the poster at your wall of the Portuguese standing with the Argentinian with an arm around his shoulder.
You wiped your tears and whispered in a sobbing voice - "When I drift off into the eternal sleep, I will dream about you. It's always you."
[End of the thread.]
![You wiped your tears and whispered in a sobbing voice - "When I drift off into the eternal sleep, I will dream about you. It's always you."[End of the thread.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eak1Ow5U0AAuLN5.jpg "You wiped your tears and whispered in a sobbing voice - \"When I drift off into the eternal sleep, I will dream about you. It's always you.\"[End of the thread.]")
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