“The Classic” or “El Clasico” is one of the most important football matches in the world and is considered to be among the best derby matches in the game. Real Madrid and Barcelona played one another for the first time in 1902, with Barcelona winning 3-1.
The rivalry between two of the most accomplished football teams has existed for a long time, from the Galacticos era to Pep Guardiola’s tiki-taka, and from Lionel Messi to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Similar to the previous meeting between the two teams, which saw the Catalans win handily, there have been several thrilling and high-scoring matches over the years. The nine largest wins by either team in the match are now examined in this article.
Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid
One of the most important El Clasico matches in recent memory, perhaps. Philippe Coutinho stroked the ball home from about 12 yards out, giving Barcelona an early lead over Real Madrid. But Luis Suarez, another former Liverpool player, was the main focus of this match. He scored a hat-trick, becoming one of only 28 players in El Clasico history to do so.
After half an hour, the Uruguayan’s first goal came from the penalty spot after Raphael Varane’s awkward foul. Suarez’s second goal—possibly the best of the bunch—was a spectacular header that completed a flowing play that began with Marc-Andre ter Stegen, the custodian.
Eight minutes later, the Barcelona attacker dinked the ball over a helpless Thibaut Courtois to complete his hat-trick. Real Madrid finished the season in third place, twelve points behind second-place Atletico Madrid and 19 behind first-place Barcelona, continuing their dismal season.
Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona
Such excitement has not been seen before a Clasico in a long time. While Kylian Mbappe’s arrival has strengthened Real Madrid, Barca welcomed Hansi Flick to the bench in place of Xavi. So far, the shift is paying off, as the Catalan club is once again among the top teams in Europe.
Additionally, the journey to the Santiago Bernabeu was anticipated to validate the promise they had demonstrated since the beginning of the season following their decisive 4-1 Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich. And that’s exactly what they did.
The Blaugranas wasted little time in dominating their Madrid opponents, who did everything they could to surprise them. but without success.
Real Madrid 2-6 Barcelona
Barcelona put on one of the most overpowering displays in the history of the match at the Santiago Bernabeu, giving Pep Guardiola’s team a historic triumph. Real Madrid was in second position and Barcelona was leading La Liga going into the El Clasico, but there was a clear quality difference.
Unexpectedly, Gonzalo Higuain gave the home team the lead after 14 minutes. Regretfully, that was the best Real Madrid could get. Their lead lasted just four minutes before Carles Puyol gave the away team the lead two minutes later after Thierry Henry tied the score at one.
After taking the lead, Barcelona didn’t look back as Lionel Messi scored two goals of his own and Henry added his second of the match. At the height of tiki-taka, this was a strong Guardiola team that won the treble in the 2008–09 campaign.
Barcelona achieved the treble by winning the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, and La Liga. Real Madrid placed second in La Liga, nine points behind Barcelona.
Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid
After trying to stir things up in the pre-game news conference, Jose Mourinho will always remember this amazing El Clasico between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Barcelona took the lead thanks to a goal from Xavi within the first ten minutes. They had a 2-0 lead at halftime as Pedro doubled their lead.
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An outstanding victory for Guardiola’s team was completed by two goals from David Villa in two minutes and a late goal from Jeffren. The four points Barcelona earned from Real Madrid were crucial as they won La Liga by that margin, with Real Madrid finishing in second place. The rematch finished in a 1-1 tie.
Barcelona would also go on to lift the Champions League trophy for the second time under Guardiola.
Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona
The French attacker took just five minutes to score, giving Carlo Ancelotti’s team the ideal start in Jeddah, although Mbappe struggled in the last match at the Bernabeu. Sadly for him, Los Blancos had a terrible first-half collapse, giving up four goals to end the match at the halfway mark of the championship match.
Alejandro Balde, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, and Lamine Yamal all scored in the tenth minute of stoppage time during the first half. After the half, Real Madrid was eager to come back into the game, but Raphinha’s goal three minutes into the second half put them behind 5-1.
After former Arsenal star Wojciech Szczesny was sent off for a tackle on Mbappe, Barcelona was down to ten men, and Hansi Flick’s team would need to hold out for more than 30 minutes to win.
Real Madrid’s Rodrygo pulled one back to make it 5-2, but Barcelona managed to win the game and secure their 15th Super Cup victory.
