'We respect players, unlike the other side' - Real Madrid star Thibaut Courtois fires shots at Barcelona in explosive pre-Clasico rant
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What happened
The tension ahead of the latest edition of El Clasico has reached boiling point after Thibaut Courtois launched a scathing assessment of Barcelona's conduct. As both Spanish giants prepare for a pivotal showdown at the summit of La Liga, the Belgian goalkeeper has claimed there is a distinct lack of class coming from the Catalan camp.
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