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El Clásico

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El Clásico
El derbi español, El derbi, ¡El SuperClásico! or El clàssic
FC Barcelona Emblem Real Madrid C.F. Emblem
City or region Flag of Spain Madrid / Barcelona (Spain)
First contested 17 February 1929
Teams involved Real Madrid & FC Barcelona
Most wins Real Madrid (68)

El Clásico (English: The Classic), also known as El derbi español, El derbi, ¡El SuperClásico! or El clàssic (Catalan language) [1] is a football match between rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. The rivalry comes about as Madrid and Barcelona are the two largest cities in Spain, and they are often identified with 'Spanishness' and Catalanism, respectively, whilst the clubs are the most successful and influential football clubs in the country. It is one of the biggest football matches in the world, watched by hundreds of millions of people in many countries. [2]

The clásico term came about in the mid-2000s, and is originally a name for any historical South American footballing rivalry. The new name came about due to the growing presence of Spanish football in the Americas, with the advent of global marketing of the game, and in America.

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[edit] Rivalry culture

From the early days of football in Spain the two clubs were seen as representatives of the Spanish Centralized State and Catalonia, as well as the two cities themselves which have moved in different directions culturally speaking. This phenomenon in sporting terms also has implications that stray deeply into the country's sociology and politics[original research?].

Madrid is the seat of the government and of the royal family. Especially during the Francoist era, it came to represent the conservative centripetal forces. On the other hand, almost all the ideas that have shaped Spain's modern history - republicanism, federalism, anarchism, syndicalism and communism - have been introduced and become stronger in Spain, mainly via Barcelona. Also fashions, whether in clothing or art, used to enter via Catalonia before they gained greater acceptance in the rest of Spain.[3]

During the dictatorships of Primo de Rivera and, especially, the one of Francisco Franco, all regional languages and identities were frowned upon and restrained. FC Barcelona became more than a club (més que un club) because of its alleged connection to progressive ideas.[4] On the contrary, for most of the Catalans, and many other Spaniards as well, Real Madrid was regarded as the establishment club, in spite of the fact that during the Spanish Civil War, members of both clubs like Josep Sunyol and Rafael Sánchez Guerra, suffered at the hands of nacionales.

The rivalry was intensified during the 1950s when the clubs disputed the signing of Alfredo Di Stefano. Di Stefano had impressed both Barcelona and Real Madrid whilst playing for Club Deportivo Los Millonarios in Bogota, during a players' strike in his native Argentina.[5] Both Madrid and Barcelona attempted to sign him and, due to confusion had emerged due to the di Stefano moving to Millonarios from River Plate due to the strike, as both clubs claimed to own his registration.[5] Subsequently, both Barcelona and Real Madrid believed that they had signed him. After intervention from the Spanish FA Barcelona backed down and di Stefano moved to Madrid;[5] rumour remains that Barca were forced to act by Franco, but Madrid maintained that they acted voluntarily.[2] Di Stefano became integral in the subsequent success achieved by the Madrid, scoring twice in his first game against Barcelona. With him, Madrid won the initial five European Champions Cup competitions. The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the European stage when they met twice at the European Cup, Real Madrid winning in 1960 and FC Barcelona winning in 1961.

The story of FC Barcelona top players defecting to arch-rival Real Madrid repeated in the 1980s with Bernd Schuster and in the 1990s with Michael Laudrup. In 2000 the rivalry reached its peak following the decision by Luís Figo to leave FC Barcelona and sign for Real Madrid. The two teams met again in the UEFA Champions League semi-final in 2002. Real Madrid, the eventual champion, won the clash dubbed by Spanish media as the Match of the Century.

Currently, Real Madrid is the team with the larger following in Spain, 32.8% of football fans, and FC Barcelona is close behind, with 25.7%, according to a survey in May 2007 by the public Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas. The next team in the list, Valencia CF, is far behind with 5.3%.[6]

[edit] Matches

These are only the league matches.

Game
Date
Round
Home team
Away team
Score (H/T)
Goals (home)
Goals (away)
1 17 February 1929 2 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 1-2 (0-1) Parera (70) Morera (10, 55)
2 9 May 1929 11 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 0-1 (0-0) Sastre (83)
3 26 January 1930 9 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 1-4 (0-3) Bestit (63) Rubio (10, 37), F. López (17), Lazcano (71)
4 30 March 1930 18 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 5-1 (3-0) Rubio (5, 23), Lazcano (42, 68, 72) Goiburu (84)
5 1 February 1931 9 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 0-0 (0-0)
6 5 April 1931 18 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 3-1 (2-1) Ramón (12, 35, 73) Eugenio (38)
7 31 January 1932 9 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 2-0 (2-0) Olivares (26, 40)
8 3 April 1932 18 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 2-2 (1-1)

Samitier (20), Arocha (p 87)

Lazcano (43), Regueiro (70)
9 1 January 1933 6 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 1-1 (0-0)

Arocha (68)

Regueiro (p 78)
10 5 March 1933 15 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 2-1 (1-0)

Samitier (35, 68)

Goiburu (89)
11 26 November 1933 4 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 1-2 (0-2)

Morera (46)

Olivares (9), Regueiro (26)
12 28 January 1934 13 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 4-0 (3-0)

Valle (7), Samitier (20), Regueiro (30), Eugenio (50)

13 3 February 1935 10 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 8-2 (5-1)

Lazcano (14, 42, 73), Sañudo (21, 35, 47, 81), Regueiro (29)

Escola (17), Guzmán (68)
14 21 April 1935 81 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 5-0 (1-0) Vantolra (43, 62, 68, 82), Escola (48)
15 26 December 1935 7 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 0-3 (0-2) Regueiro (21), Diz (40), Lecue (47)
16 22 March 1936 18 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 3-0 (2-0) Lecue (10, 47), Emilin (43)
17 28 January 1940 9 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 2-1 (1-1) Alonso (1'), Lecue (75') Pascual (3')
18 14 April 1940 20 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 0-0 (0-0)
19 1 December 1940 10 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 3-0 (0-0) Sospedra (49, 69), Valle Mas (53)
20 23 February 1941 21 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 1-2 (0-0) Barinaga (49) Bravo (60'), Martín (63')
21 19 October 1941 4 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 4-3 (2-1) Arbiza (17', 70'), Benito (o.g. 35'), Belmar (55') Calvet (25'), Raich (60'), Gracia (87)
22 25 January 1942 17 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 0-2 (0-0) Alday (63', 78')
23 27 September 1942 1 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 3-0 (1-0) Arbiza (7', 89'), Alsúa (52')
24 10 January 1943 14 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 5-5 (4-1) Martín (25', 40'), Escola (31'), Valle Mas (32', 62') Alonso (10'), Alday (27', 51'), Botella (74'), Mardones II (87')
25 2 January 1944 13 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 0-1 (0-0) Valle Mas (50')
26 9 April 1944 26 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 1-2 (1-0) Escola (31') Alsúa (62'), Rosalénch (o.g. 71')
27 9 November 1944 8 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 1-0 (1-0) Moleiro (21')
28 25 March 1945 21 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 5-0 (1-0) César (41', 46'), Bravo (52'), Escola (77'), Gonzalvo III (86')
48 26 October 1958 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 4-0 (1-0) Evaristo (22', 68', 70'), Tejada (84')
49 15 February 1959 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 1-0 (0-0) Herrera (79')
50 29 November 1959 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 2-0 (1-0) Mateos (5), Di Stéfano (82)
51 20 March 1960 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 3-1 (0-0) Kocsis (50), Martínez (60), Villaverde (62) Di Stéfano (58)
89 7 October 1973 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 0-0 (0-0)
90 17 February 1974 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 0-5 (0-2) Asensi (30, 54), Cruijff (39), Pérez (65), Sotil (69)
100 8 October 1986 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 1-1 (1-1) Hugo Sánchez (p 27) Pedraza (6)
101 31 January 1987 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 3-2 (2-0) Lineker (2, 5, 47) Valdano (61), Hugo Sánchez (p 80)
102 12 April 1987 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 0-0 (0-0)
103 23 May 1987 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 2-1 (1-0) Lineker (39), Roberto (p 60) Hugo Sánchez (53)
119 8 January 1994 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 5-0 (1-0) Romário (24, 56, 81), Koeman (47), Iván Iglesias (86)
120 7 May 1994 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 0-1 (0-0) Amor (77)
121 7 January 1995 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 5-0 (3-0) Zamorano (5, 21, 39), Luis Enrique (68), Amavisca (70)
122 27 May 1995 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 1-0 (0-0) Nadal (62)
143 7 December 2003 15 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 1-2 (0-1) Kluivert (83) Roberto Carlos (37), Ronaldo (75)
144 25 April 2004 34 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 1-2 (0-0) Solari (54) Kluivert (58), Xavi (85)
145 20 November 2004 12 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 3-0 (2-0) Eto'o (28), van Bronckhorst (42), Ronaldinho (p 76)
146 10 April 2005 31 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 4-2 (2-1) Zidane (7), Ronaldo (20), Raúl (46), Owen (66) Eto'o (29), Ronaldinho (73)
147 19 November 2005 12 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 0-3 (0-1) Eto'o (14), Ronaldinho (59, 77)
148 1 April 2006 31 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 1-1 (1-1) Ronaldinho (p 20) Ronaldo (36)
149 22 October 2006 7 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 2-0 (1-0) Raúl (3), van Nistelrooy (50)
150 10 March 2007 26 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 3-3 (2-2) Messi (10, 27, 88) van Nistelrooy (4, p 12), Ramos (72)
151 23 December 2007 17 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 0-1 (0-1) Baptista (36)
152 7 May 2008 34 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 4-1 (2-0) Raúl (12), Robben (20), Higuaín (62), van Nistelrooy (p 77) Henry (86)
153 13 December 2008 17 FC Barcelona Real Madrid 2-0 (0-0) Eto'o (83), Messi (90)
154 2 May 2009 34 Real Madrid FC Barcelona 2-6 (1-3) Higuaín (14), Ramos (56) Henry (18, 58), Puyol (20) Messi (35, 75) Piqué (83)
Season Home Away Home Away
1944-1945 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 5 Real Madrid 0
1945-1946 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0
1946-1947 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 2
1947-1948 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 4 Real Madrid 2
1948-1949 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 1
1949-1950 Real Madrid 6 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 3
1950-1951 Real Madrid 4 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 7 Real Madrid 2
1951-1952 Real Madrid 5 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 4 Real Madrid 2
1952-1953 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0
1953-1954 Real Madrid 5 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 5 Real Madrid 1
1954-1955 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2
1955-1956 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 0
1956-1957 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0
1957-1958 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 2
1960-1961 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 5
1961-1962 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 1
1962-1963 Real Madrid 4 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 7
1963-1964 Real Madrid 4 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2
1964-1965 Real Madrid 4 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2
1965-1966 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 3 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 1
1966-1967 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 1
1967-1968 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1
1968-1969 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1
1969-1970 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 3 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0
1970-1971 Real Madrid 0 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 1
1971-1972 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0
1972-1973 Real Madrid 0 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0
1973-1974 Real Madrid 0 FC Barcelona 5 FC Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 0
1974-1975 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 0
1975-1976 Real Madrid 0 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 1
1976-1977 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 1
1977-1978 Real Madrid 4 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 3
1978-1979 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 0
1979-1980 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 2
1980-1981 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 1
1981-1982 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 1
1982-1983 Real Madrid 0 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 1
1983-1984 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2
1984-1985 Real Madrid 0 FC Barcelona 3 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 2
1985-1986 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 0
1987-1988 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 0
1988-1989 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 0
1989-1990 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 1
1990-1991 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 1
1991-1992 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1
1992-1993 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 1
1993-1994 Real Madrid 0 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 5 Real Madrid 0
1994-1995 Real Madrid 5 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0
1995-1996 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 0
1996-1997 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 0
1997-1998 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 3 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 0
1998-1999 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 0
1999-2000 Real Madrid 3 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2
2000-2001 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 0
2001-2002 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1
2002-2003 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 0
2003-2004 Real Madrid 1 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2
2004-2005 Real Madrid 4 FC Barcelona 2 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 0
2005-2006 Real Madrid 0 FC Barcelona 3 FC Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1
2006-2007 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 0 FC Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 3
2007-2008 Real Madrid 4 FC Barcelona 1 FC Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 1
2008-2009 Real Madrid 2 FC Barcelona 6 FC Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 0

[edit] Head to Head

Team Win Draw Loss Goals for
Real Madrid 68 30 60 262
FC Barcelona 60 30 68 242
Team Home Win Home Draw Home Loss
Real Madrid 39 10 12
FC Barcelona 38 12 12
Team Visitor Win Visitor Draw Visitor Loss
Real Madrid 12 12 38
FC Barcelona 12 10 39

[edit] Players who played for both clubs

While the transfers of Luis Enrique from Real Madrid to Barcelona and Luís Figo from Barcelona to Real Madrid caused an uproar amongst the fans of their respective clubs, the rivalry between the two teams has not prevented players from switching teams, sometimes without controversy. Players such as Ricardo Zamora, Josep Samitier, Bernd Schuster, Michael Laudrup and Ronaldo have also played for both teams.[7]

[edit] See also

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