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El Clásico (English: The Classic ), also known as El derbi español , El derbi , or El clàssic (Catalan language) 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 the two clubs are the most successful and influential football clubs in the country. They are sometimes identified, especially among FC Barcelona supporters in Catalonia, with Spanish nationalism and Catalanism, respectively. It is one of the most followed football matches in the world, watched by hundreds of millions of people in many countries.
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.
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.
Historical context
Madrid is the capital city in Spain. Especially during the Francoist era, it came to represent the conservative centripetal forces. It should be noted that this perception contrasts with the symbolic value that the siege of Madrid had during the Spanish civil war for the republican side . Though the first socialist party in Spain was founded in Madrid, almost all the ideas that have shaped country's modern history - republicanism, federalism, anarchism, syndicalism and communism - have been introduced and become stronger in it, mainly via Catalonia. Also fashions, whether in clothing or art have tended to take root in Barcelona's more welcoming soil years before they gained acceptance in Madrid. 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 either its alleged connection to progressive beliefs or its representative role for Catalonia. However, during Franco's regime, the blaugrana team seemed to be granted profit due to its good relationship with the dictator at management level. In any case, 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, presidents of both clubs like Josep Sunyol and Rafael Sánchez Guerra, suffered at the hands of los nacionales (the winning rightist side).
The Di Stefano affair
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. Both Madrid and Barcelona attempted to sign him and, due to confusion that emerged from di Stefano moving to Millonarios from River Plate following the strike, both clubs claimed to own his registration. Subsequently, both Barcelona and Real Madrid believed that they had signed him. After intervention from FIFA representive Muñoz Calero(who had previously helped Barcelona sign the football star Ladislao Kubala) it was decided that both Barcelona and Real Madrid had to share the player in alternate seasons. Barcelona backed down, so Real Madrid had to pay to all of Barcelona, Millonarios and River Plate so Di Stefano could go to Madrid;
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 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 . Another historic match between these two giants took place on 2nd of May 2009 when Barcelona won 6 - 2 in the Santiago Bernabeu; this game is usually considered as an epic moment of shear football brilliance presented by the best Barcelona team in history.
Other issues
The rivalry has also been strengthened throughout time by Real Madrid and Barcelona top players who have defected to their arch-rival. Notable Barcelona players who have taken the "Puente Aereo" to Real Madrid include Bernd Schuster (1988), Michael Laudrup (1994) and Luís Figo (2000). Luis Enrique switched from Real Madrid to Barcelona in 1996 and went on to captain the Blaugrana.
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%.
It should be noted that El Clasico is a name sometimes given to the football league games played between Leeds United and Blackpool FC in England. This name is partially to parody the game between the two Spanish giants, but also because of their clubs rivaled footballing histories extending from the Yorkshire and Lancashire War of the Roses.
Matches
These are only the league matches. The biggest victory was Real Madrid 11 - Barcelona 1, year 1943 in the Spanish cup.
All League Matches
Head to Head
Total League Head to Head Results
El Clásico goals by players
List of all the players who have scored "el Clásico" goals in descending order.
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, Gheorghe Hagi and Ronaldo have also played for both teams.
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Alfonso Albéniz (Barça to Madrid) (1902)
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Luciano Lizarraga (Madrid to Barça) (1905)
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Charles Wallace (Barça to Madrid) (1906)
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José Quirante (Barça to Madrid) (1906)
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Alfonso Albéniz (Barça to Madrid) (1911)
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Arsenio Comamala (Barça to Real Madrid) (1911)
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Walter Rozitsky (Barça to Madrid) (1913)
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Ricardo Zamora (Barça to Espanyol to Madrid) (1930)
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Josep Samitier (Barça to Madrid) (1932)
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Hilario Juan Marrero Pérez (Madrid to Valencia to Barça) (1939)
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Alfonso Navarro (Barça to Madrid) (1950)
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Justo Tejada (Barça to Madrid) (1961)
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Jesús María Pereda (Real Madrid to Real Valladolid to Sevilla to Barça) (1961)
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Evaristo de Macedo (Barça to Madrid) (1962)
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