7 of the best insults in the history of El Clasico: Messi, Mourinho, Varane…
El Clasico is renowned for consistently being one of football’s feistiest matchups, with Real Madrid and Barcelona often tearing into each other both on and off the pitch.
While some prefer to let their football do the talking, others simply mouth off about their opponents, leading to some quite spectacular quotes. The latest of these came from Jordi Alba, who claimed that Raphael Varane said: “Rat boy, you don’t even have a driver’s license” to him during a match.
This got us thinking: what are the best insults El Clasico has produced over the years? Here are another six classics…
When you’re in your first season as a Real Madrid player, it’s a bold move to take aim at one of Barcelona’s biggest players. To take on two on the same day is almost unheard of.
Reguilon was playing just his second Clasico – and only his 18th Real Madrid game in total – when he hit Luis Suarez with the underused insult of “rabbit”, but that wasn’t enough.
Why stop at Suarez when Lionel Messi is available too? The right-back started on the biggest dog there is, and wasn’t in any mood to back down.
Messi has generally given as good as he’s got in these games, be it on the pitch or in the slanging matches with his rivals.
Pantomime villain Sergio Ramos was on the receiving end of some foul language in 2017, after winding up Messi by looping the ball over the Argentine’s head.
“La concha de tu madre” was the main takeaway phrase. We won’t repeat the translation here, and if you speak Spanish you’ll know why.
Mourinho and Guardiola will likely butt heads for as long as they’re both in the game, but one of Mourinho’s most memorable tirades came in the aftermath of a Clasico.
“Guardiola is a fantastic coach, but I have won two Champions Leagues,” Mourinho
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