Real Madrid suffered another home defeat to Barcelona but this time in the first-leg of the Copa del Rey. The cup loss has not been as painful as the La Liga loss to the bitter rivals from Catalonia. In both defeats the hosts took the lead early on only for the Catalans to strike back to achieve precious and morale boosting victories.

Barcelona's home shirt for the 2012-13 season will be blue and red, according to a leaked design from Spanish website Sport.es.

Pictured above, the new design features a Nike shirt sponsored by Qatar Foundation. The shirt features the gold World Cup Club badge in the center of the shirt, as well as a color scheme that morphs from blue to red near the middle of the shirt.

Barcelona's away shirt for the 2012-13 season will be orange, according to a leaked design from Spanish website Sport.es.

Pictured above, the new design features a Nike shirt sponsored by Qatar Foundation. The shirt features the gold World Cup Club badge in the center of the shirt, as well as a color scheme that morphs from orange at the top to yellow near the bottom.

Photos of Real Madrid's home and away shirts for the 2012-13 season have been leaked on the Internet.

Both designed and manufactured by Adidas, the home shirt features blue and black trim on their classic white shirt. The Real Madrid home shirt also features a v-neck collar.

Real Madrid's away shirt is black with a fluorescent trim.

When Karim Benzema scored the opener for Real Madrid inside the first minute, some assumed it was going to be a long night for Barcelona's players and the club's supporters. However, the Catalans eventually turned the result around in another painful defeat for outspoken coach Jose Mourinho who, as expected, pretended the loss was not damaging.

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Real Madrid against Barcelona on Saturday, December 10 will be the 163rd time these two clubs have played a league version of El Clasico. The highly-anticipated match will be seen by soccer fans from around the world, but where on U.S. television will you be able to watch it?

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The legend is that Lionel Messi played so well against the youth players in Barcelona that his father demanded that Barcelona sign him immediately. Otherwise his father threatened to fly him back to Argentina.

The above video not shows the evidence of the contract that was signed on a paper napkin, but it also features some rare footage of Messi as a very young boy playing on the football pitch.

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In the past 48 hours, we've asked you who do you think will win El Clasico. But today, on the day of the game, we have a different but important question for you: Who do you want to win? Which side are you on? Real Madrid or Barcelona?

Real Madrid v Barcelona is live on ESPN Deportes on Saturday, December 10 at 4PM ET.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2022 from Gkan on Vimeo.

Thanks to the marvels of modern technology, we can now look into the future to see what Pro Evolution Soccer 2022 will look like. And what Barcelona and Real Madrid, in particular, will look like.

Of course, this is tongue in cheek, but it's still an admirable video creation to give us a glimpse of what PES 2022 could look like!

La Liga Talk recently sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with ESPN Deportes soccer analyst (and World Cup star) Mario Kempes to discuss El Clasico as well as his memories of playing in Spain with Valencia.

Here's the interview:

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The two historic sides of Spanish football will face-off this weekend in a highly anticipated match expected to carry massive repercussions for the remainder of the season. Real Madrid are on top of the standings with a three point advantage over bitter rivals Barcelona. There is no lost love between the two sides and the regional and geopolitical factors add to the intensity of this clash.

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Last season Barcelona virtually guaranteed winning La Liga by overcoming Real Madrid at home and then securing a draw in Madrid. No doubt Barca was superior to Los Blancos last season but so far the champions have been inconsistent while Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates have been on a phenomenal run.

Mexico's Carlos Vela scored a contender for the goal of the season not just in La Liga but the whole of Europe. Vela, a former Arsenal player, has failed to impress or hold a place not just with the Gunners but a couple of other European clubs.

His scoring record is rather unimpressive for an attacker but this stunning overhead goal could change everything for Vela.

A photo has been leaked showing what the home shirt for Spain will look like for next summer's Euro 2012 tournament.

Designed by Adidas, the new Spain shirt is red with yellow trim.

What do you think of the new design of the Spain home shirt for Euro 2012? Share your opinion in the comments section below.

Less than a week after some pundits and other critics have questioned Lionel Messi's form, the little Argentinean responded in emphatic form. Messi had failed to score in the last three matches yet he registered a hat-trick as he guided Barca to an impressive 5-0 win.

The hat-trick not only silenced the critics but also propelled Messi to second place on the Catalan club's all-time scoring list behind Cesar Rodriguez.