The build-up to El Clasico could hardly have been more dramatic.
Real Madrid pulled the plug on Bernd Schuster's reign after successive league defeats - a decision surprising in its timing if nothing else - and handed Juande Ramos a coaching lifeline following his untimely demise at Tottenham.
So just what happened in the Bernabeu corridors of power? And can Ramos revive his reputation at Real?
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