Even professional soccer players can be fans when Barcelona and Real Madrid play each other in their epic El Clasico meetings.
Barcelona won at Real Madrid 3-2 on Sunday in one of the most entertaining games of the year (ever?). Leo Messi scored the game-winner in the final kick of the game to stun the crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Given the epic rivalry between the two teams and the significance of Messi scoring his second goal of the game to score a game-winner at the home of the fans who hate him most, it was enough to excite even neutral fans.
The reaction of a Barcelona fan? Well, just see how Chicago Fire midfielder Arturo Alvarez reacted when he was watching with some teammates.
Alvarez watched with teammates McCarty, Michael Harrington and Drew Conner.
"I'm a big Messi fan," Alvarez said after training on Tuesday. "I love his game... and to win like that in the last minute.
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"I had a good time watching the game with Dax and Michael and Drew. Just enjoying the game."
Some Fire teammates will get together to watch big games when they have a free weekend. The Fire played at Toronto on Friday, which meant they had an extra day free last weekend and took advantage.
"Whenever we have a chance to watch a good game like that we all get together a watch a game," Alvarez said. "If you love the game how can you not love those two teams going at it."
