El Clasico: Spanish FA Orders Special Cameras For Messi, Ronaldo

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Unarguably two of the greatest players football has ever seen, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are set to trade tackles on Saturday in a game that has come to become of the greatest moments in sport.

But ahead of El Clasico, the management of the Spanish league has ordered dedicated individual cameras for Messi and Ronaldo so that viewers can track their every movements on the pitch during the game.

“Two cameras will get up – close and personal with the Portuguese striker and the Argentine forward, allowing supporters to feast their eyes on every last move made by the global stars,” La Liga said in a statement, according to Independent.

Real Madrid currently trail Barcelona by eight points, but Los Blancos can cut the lead to five at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, who will lead the charge against Barça, will also have a dedicated camera on him, as will Blaugrana manager, Ernesto Valverde.

“The same applies to the two men in the dugouts, with a pair of cameras set to be trained on Zinedine Zidane and Ernesto Valverde right from the first whistle .
“In an effort to make television viewers feel as if they were lapping up the action from a seat in the stands , the Bernabeu is also to be equipped with a virtual Be The Player camera , which features Intel ’ s 360 ° technology and represents a first for a La Liga broadcast .

“This camera captures events from the player ’ s perspective , offering spectators the same view of the match as their heroes. ”

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