It's not a question of quality or longevity, success or even that they play for opposing teams: no, Pique is vocally pro-Catalan independence, going as far as to plant a flag in the middle of the pitch after a Champions League final, and for some, it's a step too much to take. Booed by his own national team's fans for his beliefs and his willingness to openly admit a love of seeing Real Madrid fail, Pique was heavily targeted in and and announced, per the Guardian , that he would retire from Spain duty after the World Cup in Pique has over 80 caps for Spain, but he also represents Catalonia when time and opportunity allow.
Ramos, on the other hand, is merely captain of Spain, captain of Real Madrid. Above all the hyperbole and comment, media suggestion and back-and-forth nature of conversations played out in the public domain, one constant remains: the actual ability of these two players.
They're not just defenders at big clubs, they're the two key centre-backs at two of the biggest clubs on the planet, and they mix technical ability with aggression. They are so high-profile because, in front of everything else, they put winning trophies, over and over, again and again. The World Cup, league titles, silverware in Europe and beyond; Pique and Ramos know how to make their team do whatever it takes to succeed in any given game and how to do it so frequently across an entire league campaign that they are the ones celebrating in the end.
Late winning goals, tremendous defensive work, leadership quality and plenty more besides: It's their footballing ability that creates the interest in their personas, and above all else, it's their quality that makes them so entertaining, and it's their desire to be the best and see their team win that makes them so relatable and so watchable, on and off the pitch.
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Barcelona came into the Clasico with two wins in their last two games, their first back-to-back victories this season, but the drab performance over Dynamo Kyiv in midweek left a lot to be desired. A half-empty Camp Nou watched that game, but the crowd was doubled for this.
Still, it was the lowest Camp Nou Clasico attendance since , highlighting the low ebb the Blaugrana find themselves in.
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