5 reasons why an El Clasico Champions League final will be good for football

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. Spain vs. Catalonia. El Clasico. One of the great rivalries in Spanish, nee world football. When these two behemoths collide, planet football stands still. And with good reason.Goals are almost certainly guaranteed but when even they are in short supply, the combative nature of the fixture ensures that controversy is never too far away. This was never better evidenced than when Jose Mourinho was in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu.Thankfully, we are past that bombastic stage of the Clasico, and we are back to talking about the football. Both teams are playing good football, and have been kept apart in the Champions League semi-final draw.We’ve never seen an El Clasico Champions League Final. Here are five reasons why now would be a great time to start:

#1 Best of the best

The biggest games in the world need the best players in the world.

The Champions League final has definitely seen some of the best over the years, but it’s doubtful that there would have ever been a role call quite like there could be in Berlin if both teams make it to the final of this season’s edition.

Kroos, Rodriguez, Isco, Benzema, Bale and Ronaldo for Real. Iniesta, Rakitic, Xavi, Busquets, Messi, Neymar and Suarez for Barca.

It’s a prospect so tantalising precisely because it’s a winner-take-all situation. As with last season's Copa del Rey final, there’ll be no cagey, overly tactical chess games going on here. Just pure unadulterated football, stripped back and in all its glory.

A classic Clasico if you prefer!