The special ones

RARELY has El Clasico had so many chants of “Ole” ringing out quite so loud or proud as last night. Barcelona supporters lustily sang the praises of their side who gave a masterclass – and a right royal hiding – to their arch-rivals.

We came expecting feats of football and we were not disappointed – unless of course you wear the white of Madrid, and even then it would take the stubbornness of a mule to deny that Mourinho’s men were outclassed in every department.

Individually, tactically, technically and as a team, Barcelona were on another planet last night as they ripped Real Madrid to shreds with a display of controlled, attacking football that few can equal, and fewer still can live with.