article_snippet.sent: Transporting El Clasico to east Germany would bring a defining chapter to a myriad narratives, raising Europe’s grandest derby to a level not seen amid years of ebb and flow between the two Spanish behemoths.
article_snippet.sent: We have seen plenty of tangles in recent years, notably the Champions League semi-final of 2011, and some may insist the unseemly battles when the pair faced off 12 times in 19 months a couple of years ago became too much.
article_snippet.sent: the pair have only met twice this season, both times in La Liga.
article_snippet.sent: The Preener v the Peruser, Portugal’s athletic might against Argentina’s diminutive delight, the current Ballon d’Or holder against the man who won four consecutively.
article_snippet.sent: Both teams have a trident attack to strike fear into Both teams opponents.
article_snippet.sent: be we can have that in the semi-final.
article_snippet.sent: Two teams with plenty of shared history, not least the 1998 the Champions League final when the Italian side’s Zinedine Zidane, now a Real coach, was denied by Predrag Mijatovic’s goal.
highlights_snippet.sent: The two Spanish giants have never met in the Champions League final .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The two Spanish giants meetings this season have resulted in one win apiece .
  