Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi 'fight' on social networks

While the on-field battle between Ronaldo and Messi is heating up with the El Clasico, Twitter has also specially "launched" a set of emoticons dedicated to these two arch-rivals.

Ronaldo and Messi clash again on Twitter

In the early morning of April 24, Real Madrid will face Barcelona at home at Santiago Bernabeu. And while the members of both teams are focusing on the El Clasico, football fans can watch an equally fierce competition on the social networking site Twitter.

There are a total of 9 emoticons created by Twitter specifically for the upcoming big match. Each side has 3 representative players chosen as design models, on Real's side are Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, captain Sergio Ramos and Messi, Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique are the 3 representatives of Barca respectively.

Twitter launches a set of emojis "following" the El Clasico match

At this point, it is still unclear which player's emoji will become the most popular trend after the Clasico takes place, but certainly, the final result will greatly affect the situation of Laliga.

Real Madrid are currently three points ahead of Barca and have played one game less. A win against the Catalan giants would put an end to their arch-rivals' hopes of defending their title.

Messi and his teammates are eager to win the upcoming El Clasico match.

However, Barcelona also has a lot of motivation to fight, especially when Luis Enrique's team was just kicked out of the Champions League by Juventus. In addition, Barca also won "4 stars" when visiting Bernabeu in 2015 and this is considered a great spiritual support for Messi and his teammates.

According to Dantri