Real Madrid Midfield Star Provides Curious Response About Favourite and Worst Barcelona Players

• Barcelona and Real Madrid share an age-long Spanish football rivalry
• Players from both sides have praised the opposing players on occasion
• A Real Madrid midfielder recently revealed his favourite at Barcelona

Real Madrid midfielder, Federico Valverde, is undoubtedly relishing his rejuvenated form after the slump he suffered towards the tail end of last season.

Valverde has once more been reinstated into Carlo Ancelotti’s starting lineup and has played a crucial role in the team’s current winning streak.

The Uruguayan midfielder recently sat with media outlet, The Residency, in an awkward interview where he had to answer a few questions honestly or face the option of eating raw octopus.

Valverde reveals his Barcelona favourite

In the interview, the 25-year-old was faced with a series of questions. However, one that stood out was about his club's famed El Clasico rivals, Barcelona.

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Valverde was asked his opinion on the best and worst players for the Catalan giants.

The Real Madrid star named his national teammate, Ronald Araujo as Barca's best player and decided answering the ther question was probably not worth the backlash he would receive.

Instead, Valverde opted to eat the raw octopus - likely anticipating that naming the worst Barcelona star would undoubtedly create a media storm.

His answer about Araujo comes as little surprise, given the close friendship he shares with the defender.

Valverde will now turn his focus towards Real Madrid’s inaugural home game of the new season. As per a report by Football Espana, he is expected to be in the starting line-up.

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Sports Brief also reported on Real Madrid not looking to lose Valverde this summer amid strong transfer interest from the Premier League for the versatile Uruguay midfielder.

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The 24-year-old has been the subject of a rumoured €90 million bid from Liverpool, which is believed to be their second offer for him, but Los Blancos have not been tempted.

Real Madrid have reportedly given unsympathetic dismissals to enquiries from Chelsea and Manchester City as well, along with rejecting Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.