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THERE was no call from Prime Minister Jose Luiz Zapatero for an emergency summit to be convened - maybe as a big Valladolid man he didn't bother watching the game - but for everyone else in Spain and beyond there was only really one topic dominating conversation yesterday. The Spanish Super Cup, between the previous season's La Liga champions and Copa del Rey winners, is usually no more than a glorified friendly, a curtain-raiser ahead of the start of the new campaign, but in the current climate that was never likely to be the case with Barcelona and Real Madrid involved.
The action in two scintillating games of exhilarating football was almost instantly forgotten amid chaotic scenes in the closing moments at the Camp Nou in Wednesday night's second leg. Lionel Messi's late goal had put Barcelona 5-4 ahead on aggregate, ensuring the Catalans would retain an Indian sign over their old rivals after completing a league and Champions League double last season. Then came the madness.See the full content of this document
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