El Clásico
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El clásico (English: The Classic), originally called El derbi español, is the name currently given to football matches between rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. The clásico term came about in the mid-2000s, and is originally a name for any historical Argentine (or other 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, thanks to widespread growth of football-only satellite channel GolTV. The rivalry comes about as Madrid and Barcelona are the two largest cities in Spain, as well as the two most successful and influential football clubs in the country. Real Madrid however is much more successful having won 9 UEFA Champions League Titles and 31 La Liga titles.
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[edit] Rivalry culture
From the early days of football in Spain the two clubs were seen as representatives of the two rival regions, Castile and Catalonia, as well as the two cities themselves which have always been moving in different directions, partly through bloody-mindedness, partly through political allegiance, but mainly through clear cultural differences. This interesting phenomenon, in sporting terms also has implications that stray deeply into the country's sociology and politics.
Madrid is the seat of the government and of the royal family. It was built on and is sustained by the notion of 'pure Spanishness' and centralism - exemplified by Franco's obsessive opposition to Spain's multicultural identity. On the other hand, almost all the ideas that have shaped Spain's modern history - republicanism, federalism, anarchism, syndicalism and communism - have found their way into Spain by way of Catalonia. Fashions, whether in clothing, philosophy or art, have tended to take root in Barcelona before they gained greater acceptance in the Iberian peninsula.
During the dictatorships of Primo de Rivera and (especially) of Francisco Franco, all regional identities were openly suppressed (e.g. the peripheral languages were officially banned). FC Barcelona became more than a club (més que un club) for Catalonia because of its connection to democratic ideas. On the contrary, for most of the Catalans, and many other Spaniards as well, Real Madrid was regarded as the establishment club. However, during the Spanish Civil War itself, members of both clubs like Josep Sunyol and Rafael Sánchez Guerra, suffered at the hands of Franco supporters.
The rivalry was intensified during the 1950s when the clubs disputed the signing of Alfredo Di Stefano, who finally played for Real Madrid and became integral in the subsequent success achieved by the club. 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. In 2000 the rivalry was reinforced following the controversial 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.
Just about every football fan in Spain, however much they love their own club, has an in-built preference for one of the 'Big Two'. In some areas Real Madrid are warmly welcomed, in others, it's Barça. It might not be going too far to say that the strife and struggles between the two clubs onwards accurately mirror the very essence of the synchronous Spanish history.
[edit] Matches
These are only the league matches
| Game | Date | Round | Home team | Away team | Score (H/T) | Goals Home Team | Goals Away Team |
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| 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) |
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| 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), Sergio Ramos (72) |
| 151 | 23 December 2007 | 17 | FC Barcelona | Real Madrid | 0-1 (0-1) | Baptista (36) | |
| 152 | 7 May 2008 | 36 | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | 4-1 (2-0) | Raúl (12), Robben (20), Higuaín (62), van Nistelrooy (p 77) | Henry (86) |
| Season | Home | Away | Home | Away |
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| 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 2 | FC Barcelona 0 | FC Barcelona 1 | Real Madrid 5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
* There were no league matches between 1936 to 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War
[edit] Head to Head
| Team | Win | Draw | Loss | Goals for |
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| Real Madrid | 68 | 30 | 58 | 260 |
| FC Barcelona | 58 | 30 | 68 | 235 |
[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 uproars among the fans of their respective clubs, the rivalry between the two teams have not prevented players from switching teams. Players such as Ricardo Zamora, Josep Samitier, Bernd Schuster, Michael Laudrup and Ronaldo have also played for both teams.[1] Michael Laudrup and Bernd Schuster are maybe the only players in history who are loved by the fans of both clubs.
Luciano Liz Raga (Madrid to Barça) (1905)
Charles Wallace (Barça to Madrid) (1906)- José Quirante (Barça to Madrid) (1906)
- Alfonso Albéniz (Barça to Madrid) (1911)
- Arsenio Comamala (Barça to Real Madrid) (1911)
W. Rozitsky (Barça to Madrid) (1913)- Ricardo Zamora (Barça to Espanyol to Madrid) (1930)
- Josep Samitier (Barça to Madrid) (1932)
- Hilario Juan Marrero Pérez (Madrid to Valencia to Barça) (1939)
- Alfonso Navarro (Barça to Madrid) (1950)
- Justo Tejada (Barça to Madrid) (1961)
- Jesús Pereda (Real Madrid to Real Valladolid to Sevilla to Barça) (1961)
Evaristo de Macedo (Barça to Madrid) (1962).svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png)
Fernand Goyvaerts (Barça to Madrid) (1965)
Lucien Muller (Madrid to Barça) (1965)- Lorenzo Amador (Madrid to Hércules CF to Barça) (1980)
Bernd Schuster (Barça to Madrid) (1988)- Luis Milla (Barça to Madrid) (1990)
Gheorghe Hagi (Madrid to Brescia to Barça) (1991)- Fernando ”Nando” Muñoz (Barça to Madrid) (1992)
- Julen Lopetegui (Madrid to CD Logroñés to Barça) (1994)
Michael Laudrup (Barça to Madrid) (1994)
Robert Prosinecki (Madrid to Real Oviedo to Barça) (1995)- Miquel Soler (Barça to Sevilla to Madrid) (1995)
- Luis Enrique(Madrid to Barça) (1996)
- Daniel García Lara (Madrid to Real Mallorca to Barça) (1999)
Luís Figo (Barça to Madrid) (2000)- Albert Celades (Barça to Celta Vigo to Real Madrid) (2000)
- Alfonso Pérez (Madrid to Real Betis to Barça) (2000)
- Jordi López (Barça B to Madrid) (2002)
- Ronaldo (Barça to Inter Milan to Madrid)(2002)
- Roberto Trashorras (Barça B to Madrid) (2003)
Samuel Eto'o (Madrid to Real Mallorca to Barça) (2004)- Iago Falqué (Madrid B - Barça) (2005)
Jeffrey Hoogervorst (Madrid B to Barça B) (2006)
Thaer Bawab (Madrid B to Barça B) (2007)
Javier Saviola (Barça to Madrid) (2007)
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