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El Clásico
El Clásico (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈklasiko]; Catalan: El
El Clásico
Clàssic,[1] pronounced [əɫ ˈkɫasik]; "The Classic") is the name
given in football to any match between fierce rivals Real
Madrid and FC Barcelona. Originally it referred only to those
competitions held in the Spanish championship, but
nowadays the term has been generalized, and tends to
include every single match between the two clubs: UEFA
Champions League, Copa del Rey, etc. Other than the UEFA
Champions League Final, it is considered one of the biggest Team kits
club football games in the world, and is among the most
Locale Spain
viewed annual sporting events.[2][3][4] The match is known for
Teams Barcelona
its intensity.[5]
Real Madrid
The rivalry comes about as Madrid and Barcelona are the two Latest Real Madrid 2–0 Barcelona
largest cities in Spain, and they are sometimes identified with meeting Supercopa de España
opposing political positions, with Real Madrid viewed as (16 August 2017)
representing Spanish nationalism and Barcelona viewed as
Next Real Madrid v Barcelona
representing Catalan nationalism.[6] The rivalry is regarded
meeting La Liga
as one of the biggest in world sport.[7][8][9] The two clubs are
(23 December 2017)
among the richest and most successful football clubs in the
world; in 2014 Forbes ranked them the world's two most Stadiums Camp Nou (Barcelona)
valuable sports teams.[3] Both clubs have a global fanbase; Santiago Bernabéu (Real Madrid)
they are the world's two most followed sports teams on social Statistics
media.[10][11] Meetings Competitive matches: 235
total Exhibition matches: 34
Real Madrid leads the head to head results in competitive
Total matches: 269
matches with 95 wins to Barcelona's 91, while Barcelona
leads in total matches with 111 wins to Real Madrid's 99. Most wins Competitive matches: Real Madrid (95)
Along with Athletic Bilbao, they are the only clubs in La Liga Exhibition matches: Barcelona (20)
to have never been relegated. Total matches: Barcelona (111)
Most player Manolo Sanchís (43)

appearances
Contents Top scorer Lionel Messi (24)[note 1]
Rivalry Largest Real Madrid 11–1 Barcelona
History victory Copa del Rey
1943 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals (19 June 1943)
Di Stéfano transfer
Final of the bottles
Luís Figo Transfer
Recent issues
Results
Records
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Biggest wins (5+ goals)

Longest runs
Goalscoring
Most hat-tricks
Most assists
Most appearances[citation needed]
Players who played for both clubs
Honours
See also
Notes
References
External links
Rivalry
History
The conflict between Real Madrid and Barcelona has long surpassed the
sporting dimension,[12][13] so that elections to the clubs' presidencies are
strongly politicized.[14]
As early as the 1930s, Barcelona "had developed a reputation as a symbol of

Catalan identity, opposed to the centralising tendencies of Madrid".[15][16] In
1936, when Francisco Franco started the Coup d'état against the democratic
Second Spanish Republic, the president of Barcelona, Josep Sunyol, member of
the Republican Left of Catalonia and Deputy to The Cortes, was arrested and
Santiago Bernabéu, home of Real
executed without trial by Franco's troops[14] (Sunyol was exercising his
Madrid, hosted its first Clásico in
political activities, visiting Republican troops north of Madrid).[15]
1948.
Barcelona was on top of the list of organizations to be purged by the National

faction, just after communists, anarchists, and independentists.[14][17] During
the Franco dictatorship, most citizens of Barcelona were in strong opposition
to the fascist-like régime. Phil Ball, the author of Morbo: The Story of Spanish
Football, says about the match; "they hate each other with an intensity that can
truly shock the outsider".[18]
During the dictatorships of Miguel Primo de Rivera and of Francisco Franco,

all regional languages and identities in Spain were frowned upon and
restrained. In this period, Barcelona gained their motto Més que un club Camp Nou, home of FC Barcelona,
(English: More than a club) because of its alleged connection to Catalan hosted its first Clásico in 1958.
nationalist as well as to progressive beliefs.[19] During Franco's regime,
however, Barcelona was granted profit due to its good relationship with the
dictator at management level, even giving two awards to him.[20] The links between senior Real Madrid representatives
and the Francoist regime were undeniable;[14] for most of the Catalans, Real Madrid was regarded as "the establishment
club", despite the fact that presidents of both clubs like Josep Sunyol and Rafael Sánchez Guerra, suffered at the hands of
Franco's supporters in the Spanish Civil War.[15][21][22]
The image for both clubs was further affected by the creation of Ultras groups, some of which became hooligans. In 1980,
Ultras Sur was founded as a far-right-leaning Real Madrid ultras group, followed in 1981 by the foundation of the initially
left-leaning and later on far-right, Barcelona ultras group Boixos Nois. Both groups became known for their violent
acts,[14][23][24] and one of the most conflictive factions of Barcelona supporters, the Casuals, became a full-fledged criminal
organisation.[25]
For many people, Barcelona is still considered as "the rebellious club", or the alternative pole to "Real Madrid's
conservatism".[26][27] According to polls released by CIS (Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas), Real Madrid is the
favorite team of most of the Spanish residents, while Barcelona stands in the second position. In Catalonia, forces of all the
political spectrum are overwhelmingly in favour of Barcelona. Nevertheless, the support of the blaugrana club goes far
beyond from that region, earning its best results among young people, sustainers of a federal structure of Spain and
citizens with left-wing ideology, in contrast with Real Madrid fans which politically tend to adopt right-wing views.[28][29]
1943 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals

On 13 June 1943, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 11–1 at home in the second leg of a semi-final of the Copa del Generalísimo,
the Copa del Rey having been renamed in honour of General Franco.[30] The first leg, played at Barcelona's Les Corts
stadium in Catalonia, had ended with Barcelona winning 3–0. Madrid complained about all the three goals that referee
Fombona Fernández had allowed for Barcelona,[31] with the home supporters also whistling Madrid throughout, whom
they accused of employing roughhouse tactics, and Fombona for allowing them to. A campaign began in Madrid.
Barcelona player Josep Valle recalled: "The press officer at the DND and ABC newspaper wrote all sorts of scurrilous lies,
really terrible things, winding up the Madrid fans like never before". While former Real Madrid goalkeeper Eduardo Teus,
who admitted that Madrid had "above all played hard", wrote in a newspaper: "the ground itself made Madrid concede two
of the three goals, goals that were totally unfair".[32]
Barcelona fans were banned from traveling to Madrid. Real Madrid released a statement after the match which former
club president (1985–1995) Ramón Mendoza explained, "The message got through that those fans who wanted to could go
to El Club bar on Calle de la Victoria where Madrid's social center was. There, they were given a whistle. Others had
whistles handed to them with their tickets." The day of the second leg, the Barcelona team were insulted and stones were
thrown at their bus as soon as they left their hotel. Barcelona's striker Mariano Gonzalvo said of the incident, "Five
minutes before the game had started, our penalty area was already full of coins." Barcelona goalkeeper Lluis Miró rarely
approached his line—when he did, he was armed with stones. As Francisco Calvet told the story, "They were shouting:
Reds! Separatists!... a bottle just missed Sospedra that would have killed him if it had hit him. It was all set up."[33] Down
in the Barcelona dugout, Ángel Mur who watched events unfold, stated, "When I took up my place on the bench, a
policeman came up to me and said 'Today you're going to lose'... another armed police lieutenant spent the whole game
calling me a Catalan dog and a red separatist. When I got up to treat an injured player, he grabbed me and told me to sit
back down again. At which point, Piñeyro intervened." The policeman told the Barcelona president to shut up or he would
be arrested.[34] Piñeyro was assaulted by Madrid fans.[35]
Real Madrid went 2–0 up within half an hour. The third goal brought with it a sending off for Barcelona's Benito García
after he made what Calvet claimed was a "completely normal tackle". Madrid's José Llopis Corona recalled, "At which
point, they got a bit demoralized," while Mur countered, "at which point, we thought: 'go on then, score as many as you
want'." Madrid scored in minutes 31', 33', 35', 39', 43' and 44', as well as two goals ruled out for offside, made it 8–0.
Basilo de la Morena had been caught out by the speed of the goals. At half-time, Barcelona's players decided that they were
not going out for the second half. According to an interview Valle and Calvet gave to La Vanguardia in May 2000, a
colonel appeared in the dressing room and said, "Go back out on to the pitch or you're all going to jail." Calvet later added
an important detail when he told the story to his biographer Guillem Gómez, noting that when he questioned why there
were not more police on duty given the atmosphere, he was told, "Shut up, obey, go out there and play... and lose!."[34]
Juan Antonio Samaranch, former Spanish minister of sports and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president,
wrote, "Barcelona did not exist and the same would have happened to any team. In that atmosphere and with a referee
who wanted to avoid any complications, it was humanly impossible to play... If the azulgranas had played badly, really
badly, the scoreboard would still not have reached that astronomical figure. The point is that they did not play at all." Both
clubs were fined 2,500 pesetas by the Royal Spanish Football Federation and, although Barcelona appealed, it made no
difference. Piñeyro resigned in protest, complaining of "a campaign that the press has run against Barcelona for a week
and which culminated in the shameful day at Chamartín".[35][36]
The match report in the newspaper La Prensa described Barcelona's only goal as a "reminder that there was a team there
who knew how to play football and that if they did not do so that afternoon, it was not exactly their fault".[34] Another
newspaper called the scoreline "as absurd as it was abnormal".[31] According to football writer Sid Lowe, "There have been
relatively few mentions of the game [since] and it is not a result that has been particularly celebrated in Madrid. Indeed,
the 11–1 occupies a far more prominent place in Barcelona's history. This was the game that first formed the identification
of Madrid as the team of the dictatorship and Barcelona as its victims."[31] Fernando Argila, Barcelona's reserve
goalkeeper from the game, said, "There was no rivalry. Not, at least, until that game."[37]
Di Stéfano transfer
The rivalry was intensified during the 1950s when the clubs disputed the signing of
Alfredo Di Stéfano. Di Stéfano had impressed both Barcelona and Real Madrid while
playing for Los Millionarios in Bogotá, Colombia, during a players' strike in his native
Argentina.[38] Both Real Madrid and Barcelona attempted to sign him and, due to
confusion that emerged from Di Stéfano moving to Millonarios from River Plate
following the strike, both clubs claimed to own his registration.[38] After intervention
from FIFA representative Muñoz Calero, it was decided that both Barcelona and Real
Madrid had to share the player in alternate seasons. Barcelona's humiliated president
was forced to resign by the Barcelona board, with the interim board cancelling Di
Stéfano's contract.[38] This ended the long struggle for Di Stéfano, as he moved
definitively to Real Madrid.[38]
Di Stéfano became integral in the subsequent success achieved by Real Madrid, scoring
Alfredo Di Stéfano's
twice in his first game against Barcelona. With him, Real Madrid won the initial five controversial 1953 transfer
European Champions Cup competitions. The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the European to Real Madrid instead of
stage when they met twice at the European Cup, Real Madrid winning in 1960 and Barcelona intensified the
Barcelona winning in 1961. rivalry.
Final of the bottles

On 5 July 1968, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1–0 in the Copa del Generalísimo final at the Santiago Bernabéu. Angry about
the refereeing, Real Madrid supporters began throwing glass bottles at the referee and at Barcelona players in the last
minutes of the match.[39] Antonio Rigo, referee of the final, was accused of being favourable towards Barcelona. He said of
the incident, "After the final of 1968, I became more 'antimadridista', rather than a fan of Barcelona. But for a reason, I
noticed that Madrid's 'hand' reached far and harmed me... Barça never offered me anything, not even a badge. However,
Antonio Calderón, I think he was Real Madrid's manager, came to my room in the dugout before the game, and said 'I
want to give you a good gift'. It was Madrid's custom of giving a golden watch. I guess it was conditioned on the victory of
his team because I am still waiting for that gift."[39] Regarding the moments of two not-given penalties, he said, "I didn't
see a penalty in Amancio, and Serena stumbled. Serena wanted to deceive me falling when he entered 7mm in the area."
General Franco handed Barcelona the cup with the pitch full of bottles, hence the name.[40][41]
Luís Figo Transfer

In 2000, Real Madrid's then-presidential candidate, Florentino Pérez, offered
Barcelona's vice-captain Luís Figo $2.4 million just to sign an agreement binding him
to Madrid if he won the elections. If the player broke the deal, he would have to pay
Pérez $30 million in compensation. When his agent confirmed the deal, Figo denied
everything, insisting, "I'll stay at Barcelona whether Pérez wins or loses." He accused
the presidential candidate of "lying" and "fantasizing". He told Barcelona teammates
Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola he was not leaving and they conveyed the message to
the Barcelona squad.[42]
On 9 July, Sport ran an interview in which he said, "I want to send a message of calm to
Barcelona's fans, for whom I always have and always will feel great affection. I want to
Luís Figo's transfer from
assure them that Luís Figo will, with absolute certainty, be at the Camp Nou on the Barcelona to Real Madrid in
24th to start the new season... I’ve not signed a pre-contract with a presidential 2000 resulted in a hate
candidate at Real Madrid. No. I'm not so mad as to do a thing like that."[42] campaign by some of his
former club's fans.
The only way Barcelona could prevent Figo's transfer to Real Madrid was to pay the
penalty clause, $30 million. That would have effectively meant paying the fifth highest
transfer fee in history to sign their own player. Barcelona's new president, Joan Gaspart, called the media and told them,
"Today, Figo gave me the impression that he wanted to do two things: get richer and stay at Barça." Only one of them
happened. The following day, 24 July, Figo was presented in Madrid and handed his new shirt by Alfredo Di Stéfano. His
buyout clause was set at $180 million. Gaspart later admitted, "Figo's move destroyed us."[43]
On his return to Barcelona in a Real Madrid shirt, banners with "Judas", "Scum" and "Mercenary" were hung around the
stadium. Thousands of fake 10,000 peseta notes had been printed and emblazoned with his image, were among the
missiles of oranges, bottles, cigarette lighters, even a couple of mobile phones were thrown at him.[44] In his third season
with Real Madrid, the 2002 Clásico at Camp Nou produced one of the defining images of the rivalry. Figo was mercilessly
taunted throughout; missiles of coins, a knife, a whisky bottle, were raining down from the stands, mostly from areas
populated by the Boixos Nois where he had been taking a corner. Among the debris was a pig's head.[45][46]
Recent issues
During the last three decades, the rivalry has been augmented by the modern Spanish tradition of the Pasillo, where one
team is given the guard of honor by the other team, once the former clinches the La Liga trophy before El Clásico takes
place. This has happened in three occasions. First, during El Clásico that took place on 30 April 1988, where Real Madrid
won the championship on the previous round. Then, three years later, when Barcelona won the championship two rounds
before El Clásico on 8 June 1991.[47] The last pasillo, and most recent, took place on 7 May 2008, and this time Real
Madrid had won the championship.[48]
The two teams met again in the UEFA Champions League semi-final in 2002, with Real Madrid winning 2–0 in Barcelona
and a 1–1 draw in Madrid. The match was dubbed by Spanish media as the "Match of the Century".[49]
While El Clásico is regarded as one of the fiercest rivalries in world football, there have
been rare moments when fans have shown praise for a player on the opposing team. In
1980, Laurie Cunningham was the first Real Madrid player to receive applause from
Barcelona fans at Camp Nou; after excelling during the match, and with Madrid
winning 2–0, Cunningham left the field to a standing ovation from the locals.[50][51] On
26 June 1983, during the second leg of the Copa de la Liga final at the Santiago
Bernabéu in Madrid, having dribbled past the Real Madrid goalkeeper, Barcelona star
Diego Maradona ran towards an empty goal before stopping just as the Madrid
defender came sliding in an attempt to block the shot and crashed into the post, before
Maradona slotted the ball into the net.[50] The manner of Maradona's goal led to many
Madrid fans inside the stadium start applauding.[50][52] In November 2005, Ronaldinho
In 2005, Ronaldinho
became the second became the second Barcelona player to receive a standing ovation from Madrid fans at
Barcelona player, after the Santiago Bernabéu.[50] After dribbling through the Madrid defence twice to score
Diego Maradona in 1983, to two goals in a 3–0 win, Madrid fans paid homage to his performance with
receive a standing ovation applause.[53][54] On 21 November 2015, Andrés Iniesta became the third Barcelona
from Real Madrid fans at
player to receive applause from Real Madrid fans while he was substituted during a 4–0
the Santiago Bernabéu.
away win, with Iniesta scoring Barça's third.[55]
A 2007 survey by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas showed that 32% of the
Spanish population supported Real Madrid, while 25% supported Barcelona. In third place came Valencia, with 5%.[56]
According to a poll performed by Ikerfel in 2011, Barcelona is the most popular team in Spain with 44% of preferences,
while Real Madrid is second with 37%. Atlético Madrid, Valencia and Athletic Bilbao complete the top five.[57] Both clubs
have a global fanbase and are the world's two most followed sports teams on social media—on Facebook, as of March
2016, Barcelona has 91 million fans, Real Madrid has 87 million fans.[10][58]
The rivalry intensified in 2011 where, due to the final of the Copa Del Rey and the
meeting of the two in the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona and Real Madrid
were scheduled to meet each other four times in 18 days. Several accusations of
unsportsmanlike behaviour from both teams and a war of words erupted
throughout the fixtures which included four red cards. Spain national team coach
Vicente del Bosque stated that he was "concerned" that due to the rising hatred
between the two clubs, that this could cause friction in the Spain team.[59]
In recent years, the rivalry has been "encapsulated" by the rivalry between
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.[60] Following the star signings of Neymar and Barcelona's Lionel Messi and
Luis Suárez to Barcelona, and Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema to Madrid, the Real Madrid midfielder Lassana
Diarra in a 2011 Clásico.
rivalry has been expanded to a battle of the clubs attacking trios, "BBC" (Bale,
Benzema, Cristiano) against "MSN" (Messi, Suárez, Neymar).[61]
Results
As of 16 August 2017[62]
Home Home Away

Wins Goals
Matches Draws Wins Draws Wins
M B M B M B M B M B
La Liga 174 72 69 33 284 277 52 49 15 18 20 20
Copa del Rey 33 12 14 7 64 63 5 7 5 2 3 5
Copa de la
6 0 2 4 8 13 0 1 2 2 0 1
Liga
Supercopa
14 8 4 2 30 18 6 4 1 1 2 0
de España
Champions
8 3 2 3 13 10 1 1 2 1 2 1
League
All
235 95 91 49 399 381 64 61 25 24 27 27
competitions
Friendly /
34 4 20 10 44 86 3 11 4 6 1 8
Other
All matches 269 99 111 59 443 467 67 72 29 30 28 35
Records
Biggest wins (5+ goals)
10 Real Madrid 11–1 Barcelona 19 June 1943 Copa del Rey

7 Barcelona 7–0 Real Madrid 1 November 1913 Exhibition
Real Madrid 8–2 Barcelona 3 February 1935 La Liga
6
Barcelona 7–1 Real Madrid 18 February 1920 Exhibition
Barcelona 7–2 Real Madrid 24 September 1950 La Liga
Barcelona 6–1 Real Madrid 19 May 1957 Copa del Rey
Real Madrid 6–1 Barcelona 18 September 1949
Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid 21 April 1935
Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid 25 March 1945
5
Real Madrid 5–0 Barcelona 5 October 1953
La Liga
Real Madrid 0–5 Barcelona 17 February 1974
Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid 8 January 1994
Real Madrid 5–0 Barcelona 7 January 1995
Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid 29 November 2010
Longest runs
Most consecutive wins
Games Club Period

25 January 1948 – 15
6 Barcelona
January 1949
30 September 1962 –
6 Real Madrid
28 February 1965
5 March 1933 – 3
5 Real Madrid
February 1935
13 December 2008 –
5 Barcelona
29 November 2010
Most consecutive draws
Games Period
11 September 1991 – 7
3
March 1992
1 May 2002 – 20 April
3
2003
Most consecutive matches without a draw
Games Period
25 January 1948 – 21
18
November 1954
23 November 1960 – 19
17
March 1967
4 December 1977 – 4
14
June 1983
19 May 1957 – 27 April
12
1960
5 March 1933 – 28
10
January 1940
Longest undefeated runs
Games Club Period

31 January 1931 – 3
14 Real Madrid
February 1935
1 November 1917 – 3
13 Barcelona
June 1928
Longest undefeated runs in the league
Games Club Period

7 (6 13 December 2008 –
Barcelona
Wins) 10 December 2011
7 (5 31 January 1932 – 3
Real Madrid
Wins) February 1935
6 (6 30 September 1962 –
Real Madrid
Wins) 28 February 1965
6 (4 11 May 1997 – 13
Barcelona
Wins) October 1999
6 (3 28 November 1971 –
Barcelona
Wins) 17 February 1974
5 (4 30 March 1947 – 15
Barcelona
Wins) January 1949
5 (3 11 May 1975 – 30
Barcelona
Wins) January 1977
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
Games Club Period

3 April 1972 – 17
5 Barcelona
February 1974
10 January 1914 – 7
3 Barcelona
March 1916
29 June 1974 – 11
3 Real Madrid
May 1975
29 November 2009 –
3 Barcelona
29 November 2010
Most consecutive games scoring
Games Club Period

27 April 2011 – 13
23 Barcelona
August 2017
3 May 2011 – 22
18 Real Madrid
March 2015
27 November 1982 –
17 Barcelona
31 January 1987
15 February 1959 – 21
14 Real Madrid
January 1962
14 Real Madrid
December 1993
13 Real Madrid
November 1952
22 April 1962 – 9 April
13 Real Madrid
1968
26 March 1916 – 26
12 Barcelona
April 1926
11 September 1991 –
11 Barcelona
7 May 1994
30 January 1997 – 13
10 Barcelona
October 1999
Goalscoring
Top goalscorers
Players in bold players are still active
Super League
Player Club La Liga Copa Europe Total
Cup Cup
Lionel Barcelona 16 — 6 — 2 24[note 1]

Messi
Alfredo Di Real Madrid 14 2 2 — — 18

Stéfano
Cristiano Real Madrid 8 5 4 — — 17

Ronaldo
Raúl Real Madrid 11 — 3 — 1 15
Barcelona 12 2 — — — 14
César
Francisco Real Madrid 10 2 — — 2 14

Gento
Ferenc Real Madrid 9 2 — — 3 14

Puskás
Real Madrid 9 2 — 1 — 12
Santillana
Hugo
Real Madrid 8 — 2 — — 10
Sánchez
Real Madrid 8 — — 2 — 10
Juanito
Josep Barca / Real 4 6 — — — 10

Samitier
Estanislao Barcelona 8 1 — — — 9
Basora
Jaime Real Madrid 8 — — — — 8

Lazcano
Karim Real Madrid 6 1 1 — — 8

Benzema
Iván
Real Madrid 4 2 2 — — 8
Zamorano
Eulogio Barcelona 2 5 — — 1 8
Martínez
Luis
Barcelona 2 4 — — 2 8
Suárez
Santiago Real Madrid — 8 — — — 8

Bernabéu
Consecutive goalscoring
Consecutive Total goals in

Player Club Start End
matches the run
Cristiano Real 2011–12 Copa del Rey 2012–13 La Liga (7th

6 7
Ronaldo Madrid (1st leg) round)
Iván Real 1992–93 La Liga (20th 1993 Supercopa de

5 5
Zamorano Madrid Round) España (2nd leg)
Simón Real 1935–36 La Liga (7th 1939–40 La Liga (9th

4 5
Lecue Madrid Round) Round)
2004–05 La Liga (12th 2005–06 La Liga (31st

Barcelona 4 5
Ronaldinho Round) Round)
1997 Supercopa de 1997–98 La Liga (28th

Giovanni Barcelona 4 4
España (1st leg) Round)
Most hat-tricks
Five players have been able to score more than one hat trick: Jaime
Lazcano, Santiago Bernabéu, Paulino Alcántara, Lionel Messi and Ferenc
Puskás have all scored two hat-tricks in El Clásico history (2).
Most assists
Lionel Messi has delivered the most assists in El Clásico history (13).
Most appearances
Players in bold are still active
Appearances Player Club

Lionel Messi is the all-time top
43 Manuel Sanchís Real Madrid
scorer in El Clásico history with 25
42 Francisco Gento Real Madrid goals.
42 Xavi Barcelona
37 Fernando Hierro Real Madrid
37 Raúl Real Madrid
37 Iker Casillas Real Madrid
35 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona
34 Lionel Messi Barcelona
34 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid
Players who played for both clubs

Barcelona then Madrid
1902: Alfonso Albéniz

1906: José Quirante

1911: Alfonso Albéniz
1911: Arsenio Comamala
1913: Walter Rozitsky
1930: Ricardo Zamora (via Espanyol)
1932: Josep Samitier
1950: Alfonso Navarro
1961: Justo Tejada
1962: Evaristo
1965: Fernand Goyvaerts
1988: Bernd Schuster
Javier Saviola was the most
1990: Luis Milla recent player to transfer
1992: Nando between the two rivals, in
1994: Michael Laudrup 2007.
1995: Miquel Soler (via Sevilla)
2000: Luís Figo
2000: Albert Celades (via Celta Vigo)
2002: Ronaldo (via Inter Milan)
2007: Javier Saviola
Madrid then Barcelona
1905: Luciano Lizarraga

1939: Hilario (via Valencia)
1961: Jesús María Pereda (via Real Valladolid, then Sevilla)
1965: Lucien Muller
1980: Lorenzo Amador (via Hércules)
1994: Gheorghe Hagi (via Brescia)
1994: Julen Lopetegui (via Logroñés)
1995: Robert Prosinečki (via Real Oviedo)
1996: Luis Enrique
1999: Dani García (via Mallorca)
2000: Alfonso Pérez (via Real Betis)
2004: Samuel Eto'o (via Mallorca)
From Barcelona to Madrid 17

From Barcelona to another club before
4
Madrid
Total 21
From Madrid to Barcelona 3
From Madrid to another club before
9
Barcelona
Total 12
Total Switches 33
Honours
The rivalry reflected in El Clásico matches comes about as Real Madrid and Barcelona are the most successful football
clubs in Spain. As seen below, Barcelona leads Real Madrid 90–89 in terms of official overall trophies.[63] While the Inter-
Cities Fairs Cup is recognised as the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, it was not organised by UEFA. Consequently, UEFA
does not consider clubs' records in the Fairs Cup to be part of their European record.[64] However, FIFA does view the
competition as a major honour.[65] In 2015, CONMEBOL recognised the Copa Iberoamericana as an official tournament,
played by Real Madrid in 1994.[66]
Real Madrid Competition Barcelona

Domestic
33 La Liga (Primera División) 24
19 Copa del Rey 29
10 Supercopa de España 12
1 Copa Eva Duarte (defunct) 3
1 Copa de la Liga (defunct) 2
64 Aggregate 70
European and Worldwide
12 UEFA Champions League/European Cup 5
— UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) 4
2 UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup —
4 UEFA Super Cup 5
— Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (defunct) 3
3 UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Cup (defunct) —
3 FIFA Club World Cup 3
1 CONMEBOL Ibero-American Cup (defunct) —
25 Aggregate 20
89 Total Aggregate 90
Note: FC Barcelona won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup three times and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup four times, but it doesn't count towards their
UEFA European Record.
Note: FIFA recognized the winner of the Intercontinental Cup as a World Champion.
See also
Madrid derby
Derbi barceloní
Major football rivalries
Nationalism and sport
Sports rivalry
Notes
1. Does not include one goal scored in the 2017 International Champions Cup.
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Most player Manolo Sanchís (43)

Biggest wins (5+ goals)

As early as the 1930s, Barcelona "had developed a reputation as a symbol of

Barcelona was on top of the list of organizations to be purged by the National

During the dictatorships of Miguel Primo de Rivera and of Francisco Franco,

1943 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals

Final of the bottles

Luís Figo Transfer

Home Home Away

Biggest wins (5+ goals)

10 Real Madrid 11–1 Barcelona 19 June 1943 Copa del Rey

Most consecutive wins

Games Club Period

Most consecutive draws

Most consecutive matches without a draw

Longest undefeated runs

Games Club Period

Longest undefeated runs in the league

Games Club Period

Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal

Games Club Period

Most consecutive games scoring

Games Club Period

Players in bold players are still active

Lionel Barcelona 16 — 6 — 2 24[note 1]

Alfredo Di Real Madrid 14 2 2 — — 18

Cristiano Real Madrid 8 5 4 — — 17

Raúl Real Madrid 11 — 3 — 1 15

Francisco Real Madrid 10 2 — — 2 14

Ferenc Real Madrid 9 2 — — 3 14

Josep Barca / Real 4 6 — — — 10

Jaime Real Madrid 8 — — — — 8

Karim Real Madrid 6 1 1 — — 8

Santiago Real Madrid — 8 — — — 8

Consecutive Total goals in

Cristiano Real 2011–12 Copa del Rey 2012–13 La Liga (7th

Iván Real 1992–93 La Liga (20th 1993 Supercopa de

Simón Real 1935–36 La Liga (7th 1939–40 La Liga (9th

2004–05 La Liga (12th 2005–06 La Liga (31st

1997 Supercopa de 1997–98 La Liga (28th

Appearances Player Club

Players who played for both clubs

1902: Alfonso Albéniz

1906: José Quirante

Madrid then Barcelona

1905: Luciano Lizarraga

From Barcelona to Madrid 17

Real Madrid Competition Barcelona

22. "Rafael Sánchez Guerra" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110720140340/http://www.elpueblodeceuta.es/200906/2009

65. "Classic Football: Clubs: FC Barcelona" (https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1903416/index.html). FIFA.

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