Barcelona and Real Madrid legendary players such as Andres Iniesta, Iker Casillas, Rivaldo or Roberto Carlos will meet again on Sunday in the Legends Classic, which will be held in St Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo and it promises to be “magical”.
“It’s always nice to play games like this, the best players in the world in both teams. I have had the fortune or opportunity to play many of them. And not only because of the players, but also because of the atmosphere that they breathe in these matches, it’s something magical,” Iniesta said today, Saturday, at the pre-match press conference, which will serve as a tribute to him.
The former Barca player proved himself “I’m glad to be back in Japan”the country he chose to cap the events of his retirement from world football, which he announced last October, and where He lived with his family in military Vissel Kobe for five years.
“It was a wonderful time. We consider Japan our home and it is very exciting to play Barca-Madrid here again. “I am very happy to meet all Japanese people again.”Iniesta announced at the press conference held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Tokyo.
Casillas hopes Sunday’s classic will be “a great party”, in which “People enjoy seeing all these great players again”, which will also include legends such as Luis Figo, Julio Baptista, Steve McManaman, Savio Bortolini and Ivan Campo, and “Barca legends” Xavi Hernandez, Javier Mascherano, Bojan Krkic, Rafa Marquez, Ludovic Giuli, Adriano and Xavi. Saviola:
“When Madrid-Barca or Barca-Madrid play, not only Spain or Europe, but “Everyone is standing still to watch a game of this magnitude.”the former goalkeeper of the Whites proudly announced.
Remembering the classics
Galaxies Roberto Carlos and Casillas and Rivaldo and Iniesta’s kules Today, they remembered Classics, who played for both teams during their years, of which “you always remember, above all, the victories and the good moments”, according to a source in Albilano.
“It was my most important classic my first goal at the Santiago Bernabeu but in general it is always a match where people have a lot of fun and it excites the world,” said Roberto Carlos, who considers the matches between the Whites and the Blues “the most important in the world”.
“Classics that are in my memory and that are very beautiful to me… I had Two finals of Her Majesty’s Cup of Spain (Copa del Rey). We won 2-1 and 1-0. It was two very exciting games, and in the end we won the title,” recalls Casillas.
“It’s an honor to be here and play this classic again and I hope you enjoy it a lot and it’s a nice experience,” concluded Iniesta, addressing the fans who will come to the stadium on Sunday to witness Barca v Real Madrid hosted by NSN in the first game between them on the field of Japan.