<P> For many people, Barcelona is still considered as "the rebellious club", or the alternative pole to "Real Madrid's conservatism". According to polls released by CIS (Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas), Real Madrid is the favorite team of most of the Spanish residents, while Barcelona stands in the second position . In Catalonia, forces of all the political spectrum are overwhelmingly in favour of Barcelona . Nevertheless, the support of the blaugrana club goes far beyond from that region, earning its best results among young people, sustainers of a federal structure of Spain and citizens with left - wing ideology, in contrast with Real Madrid fans which politically tend to adopt right - wing views . </P> <P> On 13 June 1943, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 11--1 at home in the second leg of a semi-final of the Copa del Generalísimo, the Copa del Rey having been renamed in honour of General Franco . The first leg, played at Barcelona's Les Corts stadium in Catalonia, had ended with Barcelona winning 3--0 . Madrid complained about all the three goals that referee Fombona Fernández had allowed for Barcelona, with the home supporters also whistling Madrid throughout, whom they accused of employing roughhouse tactics, and Fombona for allowing them to . A campaign began in Madrid . Barcelona player Josep Valle recalled: "The press officer at the DND and ABC newspaper wrote all sorts of scurrilous lies, really terrible things, winding up the Madrid fans like never before". While former Real Madrid goalkeeper Eduardo Teus, who admitted that Madrid had "above all played hard", wrote in a newspaper: "the ground itself made Madrid concede two of the three goals, goals that were totally unfair". </P> <P> Barcelona fans were banned from traveling to Madrid . Real Madrid released a statement after the match which former club president (1985--1995) Ramón Mendoza explained, "The message got through that those fans who wanted to could go to El Club bar on Calle de la Victoria where Madrid's social center was . There, they were given a whistle . Others had whistles handed to them with their tickets ." The day of the second leg, the Barcelona team were insulted and stones were thrown at their bus as soon as they left their hotel . Barcelona's striker Mariano Gonzalvo said of the incident, "Five minutes before the game had started, our penalty area was already full of coins ." Barcelona goalkeeper Lluis Miró rarely approached his line--when he did, he was armed with stones . As Francisco Calvet told the story, "They were shouting: Reds! Separatists!...a bottle just missed Sospedra that would have killed him if it had hit him . It was all set up ." </P> <P> Real Madrid went 2--0 up within half an hour . The third goal brought with it a sending off for Barcelona's Benito García after he made what Calvet claimed was a "completely normal tackle". Madrid's José Llopis Corona recalled, "At which point, they got a bit demoralized," while Mur countered, "at which point, we thought:' go on then, score as many as you want' ." Madrid scored in minutes 31', 33', 35', 39', 43' and 44', as well as two goals ruled out for offside, made it 8--0 . Basilo de la Morena had been caught out by the speed of the goals . In that atmosphere and with a referee who wanted to avoid any complications, it was humanly impossible to play...If the azulgranas had played badly, really badly, the scoreboard would still not have reached that astronomical figure . The point is that they did not play at all ." Both clubs were fined 2,500 pesetas by the Royal Spanish Football Federation and, although Barcelona appealed, it made no difference . Piñeyro resigned in protest, complaining of "a campaign that the press has run against Barcelona for a week and which culminated in the shameful day at Chamartín". </P>

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