Barcelona grudges: love, hate and hatred on the green field (Part 2)

2025-03-29

Historical origins and political factors intertwined


(I) The germination of contradictions under historical background

The founding background of Real Madrid and Barcelona destined the confrontation between the two teams. Real Madrid was founded in 1902 and was granted the title of "Royal" by the king in 1920. The royal background behind it made it a symbol of Spanish centralization and represented the interests of the royal family and the upper class. Barcelona was founded by Swiss Joan Gamper in 1899. At the beginning of its establishment, it was committed to developing into a symbol of Catalonia, carrying the expectations and emotions of the Catalan people and representing the folk power of Catalonia. This class confrontation has sown the seeds of the feud between the two teams from the root.            https://joyabuy.mobi/hot

(II) Political factors intensify contradictions
In the first half of the 20th century, Spain fell into a long period of political turmoil. The Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939 was an important historical node. Catalonia stood firmly on the side of the Republicans and confronted the right-wing forces led by Franco. Barcelona, as the capital of Catalonia, is the backbone of the resistance against Franco, which also made Franco hate Catalonia. After the war, Franco established a dictatorship and began to brutally suppress and suppress Catalonia.                  https://joyabuy.mobi/hot
As the football flag of Catalonia, Barcelona naturally became a thorn in the eyes of Franco's regime. In 1936, Sonor, then president of Barcelona Club, was secretly executed. He was a staunch supporter of the Republic. When passing the checkpoint of Franco's military regime, he shouted "Long live the Republic", but was greeted by the bullets of Franco's soldiers. This incident shocked the entire Catalonia region and brought the contradiction between Barcelona and Franco's regime to a climax.                   https://joyabuy.mobi/hot
During Franco's rule, Barcelona also suffered a lot of unfair treatment. For example, in the 1943 Copa del Rey semi-final, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg. Before the second leg, the head of the Spanish National Security Department threatened Barcelona players, resulting in Barcelona's 1-11 defeat. The result of this game was controversial and was considered to be the result of Franco's regime interfering in the game. In addition, Franco also targeted Barcelona many times in the transfer market. In 1953, Di Stefano's transfer was one of the ugliest scandals in football history. Originally, Di Stefano's joining Barcelona was a foregone conclusion, and he had even played several friendly matches for Barcelona. However, Franco's sudden intervention destroyed the transfer. His henchmen arrested the then Barcelona president Carreto and threatened him to either hand over Di Stefano to Real Madrid or wait for his company to be closed down by the government. In desperation, Carreto could only bow his head sadly. Real Madrid gained strength after acquiring Di Stefano and achieved brilliant success in the subsequent European competitions, while Barcelona missed out on this superstar, which further deepened the hatred between the two teams.                     https://joyabuy.mobi/hot

These political events made the conflict between Barcelona and Real Madrid no longer limited to the football field, but also rose to the level of nationality and politics, making the grievances between the two teams more profound and complicated, and becoming an insoluble feud.                   https://joyabuy.mobi/hot


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