To La Liga fans, especially Real Madrid and Barce fans. What is the difference between the two teams you ask? Not much in terms of wealth of the club, Real Madrid is the richest club in the world and Barce is the 2nd, right ahead of Man U and Bayern who are 3rd and 4th, respectively.
With that being said, here is the difference. When Bayern draws Barce in the UCL and Barce is next on the schedule, I am SMILING and already counting the W. When it is vs Real Madrid, I am not smiling and I am thinkin, 'This is a 50/50 game."
Perception is reality and the two teams might not be that far off in terms of talent and Real Madrid is not the Real Madrid of old, Sergio Ramos and CR7 are no longer there BUT that perception of them being that team is still very much alive.