Today Marca offers you the once in a lifetime opportunity to pick a Barca/Madrid XI, and as you can see I couldn't resist. Not the easiest of tasks and I feel a little bit guilty about loading it with Barca players, but with what Marca gave me, this is exactly how I would line them up. If I had it all my way, and to fit in Cristiano Ronaldo, I'd go for an attacking 3-5-2 formation, take out the left-back to leave a back three (cause quite frankly they would never have much to do) and stick Ronaldo on the right, Messi on the left, Lass protecting and Kaká playing just behind Ibrahimovic. Xavi and Iniesta mixing it up in the middle. Frightening.
1.VALDES v CASILLAS: Madrid stopper best in the world
2.ALVES v RAMOS: Alves safer at the back. Greater goal threat
3.PIQUÉ v ALBIOL: Pique best in the business right now
4.PUYOL v PEPE: A leader of men. Vital for the big occasions
5.MAXWELL v ARBELOA: Barca man settled in quicker of the two
6.TOURE v LASS: Madrids most consistent performer
7.XAVI v ALONSO: Xavi runs the show. Alonso not quite found his feet yet at Madrid.
8.INIESTA v MARCELO: Only one winner. Iniesta is a class apart
9. MESSI v RONALDO: El Clasico experience settles it. So difficult to choose between the two
10. IBRAHIMOVIC v BENZEMA: 7 goals for Zlatan. Frenchman hasn´t shown his class yet
11. HENRY v KAKÁ: Brazilian able to turn a match in an instant