Casillas on the 2011 Clasicos: It was like a political war between Catalonia and Spain LaLiga Santander He opened up about the tension

In the spring of 2011, Barcelona and Real Madrid faced off four times in the space of a month, in the league, in the Copa del Rey final and in the two-legged Champions League football, an experience that Iker Casillas didn't like.

The goalkeeper has explained that he didn't like the way politics were brought into football at that time.

"It was crazy and there was a lot of tension," he said in an interview with Jorge Valdano, that will be shown in full on Movistar+ on Wednesday.

"A type of Madridismo that I'd never liked started to come out.

"With those four matches, it seemed like there was a political war between Catalonia and Spain.

"I'm just a Real Madrid fan who wants Real Madrid to win, as it's been all my life.

"But I don't go to these extremes."

Casillas and Valdano had their discussion at Porto's Estadio do Dragao, which has been selected as one of the stadiums for the UEFA Nations League's Final Four.