I grew up during the best era of Barcelona soccer-a time when Ronaldinho passed the torch to a young Lionel Messi, the Brazilian phenom to the Argentinian promise. Today, the 260th edition of El Clásico was held between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Gone are the vintage names; now we have Mbappé vs. Yamal, Bellingham vs. Pedri, and Valverde vs. Raphinha. One of Barcelona's new stars, Jules Koundé, was spotted alongside Thierry Henry at a surprise concert organized by the team in collaboration with Travis Scott. This partnership between a soccer team and artists via Spotify was unthinkable just a few years ago. Now, Barcelona has launched an artist collaboration on their official jersey for the match against Real Madrid to help seal La Liga. Travis Scott was invited to watch the game with the team's front office at the stadium. It was an epic comeback led by coach Hansi Flick, who saw his team go down 2-0 within the first 20 minutes due to two goals from French star Kylian Mbappé. However, Barcelona quickly adjusted their game. The first goal for Barcelona came from a header during a corner kick, as they say that two headers in the area equal a goal. This time, Eric Garcia scored the first one. The second goal was netted by Lamine Yamal, who placed it in the bottom right corner. The next two goals came from Brazilian Raphinha, who scored just a minute after Yamal's goal, and then moments before the first half concluded. Mbappé managed to score a third goal later in the match, rekindling hopes for Real Madrid as the game progressed. It's exciting for soccer and for the new generations of fans to have fresh icons and figures within the sport.
