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El Clasico refers to a match between two of Spain's biggest teams, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The rivalry goes beyond the football field as Madrid, the capital of Spain and Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia's autonomous community, have shared their fair share of political tension over the years.
Initially, the term was only used for the matches in the domestic Spanish championship, La Liga. Over the years, however, it's been globally recognised for every single meeting, such as in the UEFA Champions League or even domestic cup competitions like the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España.
With both teams boasting big budgets and reputations that appeal to world-class performers across the planet, their respective ranks have been loaded with match-winners over the years.
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El Clasico: H-2-H breakdown of all statistics!
Here we have for you a breakdown of the games the two giants have played!
| Competition | Matches | RMA Wins | BAR Wins | Draws | RMA Goals | BAR Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | 190 | 79 | 76 | 35 | 307 | 309 |
| Copa de la Coronación | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Copa del Rey | 39 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 72 | 74 |
| Copa de la Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Supercopa de España | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 29 |
| UEFA Champions League | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 |
| All competitions | 260 | 105 | 103 | 52 | 437 | 431 |
| Exhibition games | 43 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 56 | 106 |
Most Appearances in El-Clasico
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Former Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets has played 48 El-Clasico games, the most in the rivalry's history. Lionel Messi and Sergio Raoms follow him in the list with 45 El-Clasico games.
| Apps | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Sergio Busquets | Barcelona |
| 45 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid | |
| 43 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
| 42 | Paco Gento | Real Madrid |
| Manuel Sanchís | Real Madrid | |
| Xavi | Barcelona | |
| 40 | Gerard Piqué | Barcelona |
Most goals in El-Clasico
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Former FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has scored the most goals in El-Clasico. Since making his first Clasico appearance in 2005, the Argentine legend has played a joint-record 45 matches against Madrid, scoring 26 goals. This includes two hat-tricks in 2007 and 2014.
Former Real Madrid forwards Alfredo Di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo share the second spot with 18 goals each.
| Player | Team | Goals |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 26 |
| Alfredo Di Stefano | Real Madrid | 18 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 18 |
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 16 |
| Raul | Real Madrid | 15 |