Table of contents for 23 Oct 2018 in MATCH!

When Barcelona play Real Madrid there’s always fireworks – and we can’t wait for Sunday’s mega clash! Here’s five reasons why it’s gonna be a quality showdown… GAFFER’S FIRST CLASICO This is Julen Lopetegui’s first Clasico as Real Madrid manager, but if he gets hammered it could be his last! His team’s form has been pretty hit-and-miss in both La Liga and in the Champions League, so if it doesn’t improve soon, he may get the chop! RONALDO REPLACEMENT Nobody’s scored more Clasico goals for Real than Cristiano Ronaldo, but someone else will have to step up to the plate at the weekend. Karim Benzema is their next current top scorer in the fixture with nine goals, while Gareth Bale scored a stunner at the Nou Camp last season! MAGIC…

ALEX IWOBI Club: Arsenal Country: Nigeria Age: 22 Position: LM We’ve known all about the Arsenal academy star’s potential for ages, but this season’s he’s really started to deliver! Iwobi’s started both of Arsenal’s Europa League games, bagged assists in each of them and completed more dribbles than any other player in The Gunners’ squad! KAI HAVERTZ Club: B. Leverkusen Country: Germany Age: 19 Position: CAM Fans in Germany are seriously excited about Bayer’s sick wonderkid – and he’s showing why in the EL. Havertz got two goals as Leverkusen came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in Ludogorets, and scored one and created another in the next game to make him the tournament’s most dangerous player. Awesome! PATRICK CUTRONE Club: AC Milan Country: Italy Age: 20 Position: ST Goal…

David De Gea RIO SAYS: “He’s the best goalkeeper in the world, I don’t care what anyone says! He makes the best saves and does things no other keeper can do – he’s just brilliant! Without him, United would have conceded many more goals!” Kyle Walker DID YOU KNOW? Walker was clocked running at over 20 miles an hour in last season’s Champo League – only two players in the competition were quicker than the England full-back! Virgil van Dijk RIO SAYS: “Since he joined Liverpool they’ve been the best defensive team in the Premier League, and he helped them reach the Champions League final too. That back four’s settled right down and he’s played a massive part in that!” Sergio Ramos DID YOU KNOW? Ramos holds two CL records…

NIKE LEGEND 7 TIEMPO 10R! If you watched the awesome video on page 11, you’ll know Nike dropped these classy golden cleats back in 2005 for world-beater Ronaldinho! While at Barcelona, the megastar won the Champo League in these bad boys – and now Nike have released a modern version of them! How wicked do they look Legend 7 Elite 10R FG These kicks are almost the perfect re-make of the 2005 boots! The cool white and gold leather upper, plus the five stars on the heel for Brazil’s WC wins are exactly the same, but Nike have added the silver sole plate! Price: £189.95 store.nike.com Lunar Legend 7 Elite IC The Lunar Legends are basically the same as the FG boots, but they’re for indoor footy fans! The brand…

20 Alex Telles CLUB Porto POSITION Left-back When you think of Brazilian full-backs, the likes of Marcelo and Dani Alves come to mind – fast, attacking defenders that fly forward like witches on brooms! Porto’s Telles is no different! He’s also a sick set-piece taker, and it was his awesome delivery that teed up his side’s winner v Galatasaray! DID YOU KNOW? He joined Porto from recent victims Galatasaray in 2016! 19 Leroy Sane CLUB Man. City POSITION Winger Sane was stuck on the bench as he watched his side slip two goals down in matchday one v Lyon. Pep threw him on in the second half and he had an assist just 12 mins later! The terrifyingly quick winger started in the next match v Hoffenheim and assisted for…

LEGO NINJAGO Firstbourne! One lucky MATCH reader can bag this quality LEGO prize! The wicked set includes Firstbourne dragon, HunterCopter and six LEGO NINJAGO minifigures! You can check this out, plus loads more epic LEGO sets, at shop.lego.com Goal Machines 2019! To celebrate the release of Goal Machines 2019, we’ve got five copies of the epic book up for grabs! It counts down the Top 100 net-busters on the planet and is packed full with mind-blowing stats, quizzes and big competitions! Goal Machines 2019, published by Pillar Box Red Publishing Limited, is on sale now! HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘Win’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full T&Cs are available online.…

FIFA 19 CHALLENGE! Which Champo League keeper has better stats for reflexes? SPOT THE SPONSOR! Can you name these teams from their shirt sponsors? MYSTERY MASCOT! Use the clues to work out which team this mascot comes from! You can probably tell by my wings, but I’m a big bat! I’ve got big eyes so I can watch my team dominate matches at the Mestalla! This is the first season I get to watch my side in the Champo League since 2015! SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball should be in this cool action pic! NAME THE TEAM! Can you name the PSG side that lost 3-2 to Liverpool at Anfield in September? 1. France ★ Centre-back 2. Brazil ★ Def. midfielder 3. Belgium ★ Right-back 4.…

Umbro have taken out the laces and chucked them in the bin! But as well as being laceless, these jaw-dropping Medusae 3 Elite cleats are also the brand’s lightest boot ever – they weigh 170g, or basically the same as a frisbee. Wow! The laceless upper is just one large piece of leather, designed to make it easier to get a clean strike on the ball! The Medusae combines speed and touch, and you’ll see ex-Real Madrid hero Pepe wearing them for Besiktas in the Europa League this week! NIKE BOOTS RE-RELEASED! In 2005, Nike made history by posting the first ever video to reach 1m views on YouTube! Scan the code to watch it, then turn to p52 to see the new boots! KIT ’FULL OF HEART’! Spanish side…

CAREER MODE CHALLENGE – AJAX Can you take the Dutch giants back to the top of European footy? STARS Alongside Hakim Ziyech, Ajax’s biggest strong point is their wicked wonderkids! Matthijs de Ligt is one of the best young CBs on the game, Frenkie de Jong and Donny van de Beek boss the midfield and Kasper Dolberg’s a deadly striker! BOARD The demands are tough at Ajax because the board expect you to lift trophies and develop young players from the academy. They’ve got the biggest budget in the country, but you’re better off spending the money on some good youth scouts! TOP TIP Players like Daley Blind and Dusan Tadic have higher OVRs at the start of your campaign, but you’re better off building a team around Ajax’s quality…

Back row: Paul Catterson (Doctor), Jamie Sterry, Javier Manquillo, Freddie Woodman, Martin Dubravka, Karl Darlow, Rob Elliot, Isaac Hayden, Sean Longstaff, Ray Thompson (Kitman) Middle row: Simon Smith (Goalkeeping Coach), Kenedy, Joselu, Mohamed Diame, Paul Dummett, Salomon Rondon, Ciaran Clark, Federico Fernandez, Fabian Schar, Yoshinori Muto, Mikel Antia (First Team Coach) Front row: Francisco De Miguel Moreno (Assistant Manager), DeAndre Yedlin, Jacob Murphy, Ayoze Perez, Jamaal Lascelles (Captain), Rafa Benitez (Manager), Jonjo Shelvey, Matt Ritchie, Ki Sung-yueng, Christian Atsu, Antonio Gomez Perez (First Team Coach)…

FOOTY AT THE FILMS! Which Premier League defender has taken over from Johnny English? 5 QUESTIONS ON... WATFORD 1 What position did Watford finish in the Premier League in 2017-18 – seventh, 11th, 12th, 14th or 17th 2 Which of these isn’t one of their awesome nicknames – The Hornets, The Moose Men or The Golden Boys 3 They play their home matches at Vicarage Road, but does the wicked stadium hold more or less than 20,000 4 True or False Rock-solid defensive warrior Adrian Mariappa wears the No.6 on the back of his Watford shirt! 5 Where is their mastermind gaffer Javi Gracia from – Spain, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina or Costa Rica CAMERA SHY! Name the Prem stars hiding from the MATCH snapper in these pictures! Beardy Weirdy! Which…

Alvaro Morata’s goal against Southampton ended a slick 31-pass move – the longest in the Prem this season. Sick! Stoke striker Peter Crouch was a massive fan of the Spice Girls when he was a teenager, and even went to see the filming of their film Spice World! Iceland playmaker Gylfi Sigurdsson scored his 50th PL goal in his side’s game v Leicester recently. Baller! Southampton haven’t won their last 26 PL games v the ‘big six’ – Man. City, Tottenham, Man. United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool! High-flying Bournemouth’s recent 4-0 away thrashing of Watford was their biggest ever victory on the road in the Premier League! The most red cards ever seen on one day of Prem action was on Halloween in 2009. Eek! Since Jurgen Klopp joined Liverpool…