this is a great post, way to go Lil John on everyone and 'dumb it down' ... I just have one question, Raed: how would losing to Barça in the 2nd Clasico and a potential CL KO stage match-up (while still winning La Liga) affect the merit of Real Madrid's accomplishment? Even if they win the CL but do not go through Barça, how would that affect them going foward?
Because simply put, Real Madrid winning the La Liga and/or the CL without beating Barça does not solve the problem that Mourinho was brought in to address. I know Madridistas, you don't want to 'just win' ... you want to win and look damned good at it too. Winning the Liga and the CL won't solve anything without beating Barça to do that. It certainly won't take away from the accomplishments themselves. There isn't going to be giant asterisks on each trophy saying "Real Madrid did not beat Barça to win this trophy" and they won't count as .5 of a title. But going in to next year in order for Real Madrid to really end this Barça dynasty, they have to beat Barça at least once this year, no?