<P> The match report in the newspaper La Prensa described Barcelona's only goal as a "reminder that there was a team there who knew how to play football and that if they did not do so that afternoon, it was not exactly their fault". Another newspaper called the scoreline "as absurd as it was abnormal". According to football writer Sid Lowe, "There have been relatively few mentions of the game (since) and it is not a result that has been particularly celebrated in Madrid . Indeed, the 11--1 occupies a far more prominent place in Barcelona's history . This was the game that first formed the identification of Madrid as the team of the dictatorship and Barcelona as its victims ." Fernando Argila, Barcelona's reserve goalkeeper from the game, said, "There was no rivalry . Not, at least, until that game ." </P> <P> The rivalry was intensified during the 1950s when the clubs disputed the signing of Alfredo Di Stéfano . Di Stéfano had impressed both Barcelona and Real Madrid while playing for Los Millionarios in Bogotá, Colombia, during a players' strike in his native Argentina . Both Real Madrid and Barcelona attempted to sign him and, due to confusion that emerged from Di Stéfano moving to Millonarios from River Plate following the strike, both clubs claimed to own his registration . After intervention from FIFA representative Muñoz Calero, it was decided that both Barcelona and Real Madrid had to share the player in alternate seasons . Barcelona's humiliated president was forced to resign by the Barcelona board, with the interim board cancelling Di Stéfano's contract . This ended the long struggle for Di Stéfano, as he moved definitively to Real Madrid . </P> <P> Di Stéfano became integral in the subsequent success achieved by Real Madrid, scoring twice in his first game against Barcelona . With him, Real Madrid won the initial five European Champions Cup competitions . The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the European stage when they met twice at the European Cup, Real Madrid winning in 1960 and Barcelona winning in 1961 . </P> <P> On 5 July 1968, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1--0 in the Copa del Generalísimo final at the Santiago Bernabéu . Angry about the refereeing, Real Madrid supporters began throwing glass bottles at the referee and at Barcelona players in the last minutes of the match . Antonio Rigo, referee of the final, was accused of being favourable towards Barcelona . He said of the incident, "After the final of 1968, I became more' antimadridista', rather than a fan of Barcelona . But for a reason, I noticed that Madrid's' hand' reached far and harmed me...Barça never offered me anything, not even a badge . However, Antonio Calderón, I think he was Real Madrid's manager, came to my room in the dugout before the game, and said' I want to give you a good gift' . It was Madrid's custom of giving a golden watch . I guess it was conditioned on the victory of his team because I am still waiting for that gift ." Regarding the moments of two not - given penalties, he said, "I didn't see a penalty in Amancio, and Serena stumbled . Serena wanted to deceive me falling when he entered 7mm in the area ." General Franco handed Barcelona the cup with the pitch full of bottles, hence the name . </P>

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