Barcelona-Real Madrid is the biggest match in Spanish football. Known as "El Clasico", it raises a lot of expectations around the world. Saturday is also highly anticipated, with the battle between the two Iberian giants for the leadership of the classification. A heated confrontation over the years, which can be reflected in 10 facts, which cannot go unnoticed. "Opta La Liga" has reported some of these records.
1- Matches, more white wins
254 classic challenges have been played, with a balance of 103 wins for Real Madrid, 51 draws and 100 wins for Barcelona.
2- Race for the 300th goal in La Liga
Real Madrid has 299 goals in La Liga, while Barcelona has 297 goals. Therefore, both teams have the opportunity to reach the limit of 300 goals in "El Clasico". Counting all competitions, a total of 838 goals have been scored in the encounters between the two giants of La Liga. Of these, 423 for Real Madrid and 415 for Barca.
3- A cursed player
Joao Félix has not scored a single goal or assisted in the 8 times he has faced Real Madrid. He has played 422 minutes against the white team in Spain (with Atlético Madrid) and in England (with Chelsea).
4- The players with the most classics
Busquets – 48 matches
Ramos and Messi – 45 matches
Gento, Sanchís and Xavi – 43 games
Pique – 40 matches
5- Messi, destructive in "El Clasico"
Messi - 26 goals
CR7 and Di Stefano – 18 goals
Benzema – 18 goals
Raul – 15 goals
Cesar – 14 goals
Gento – 14 goals
Puskas – 14 goals
6- The 'red' story of Sergio Ramos
Here are the players most expelled from "El Clasico" matches, as a result of red cards received:
Sergio Ramos – 5 red cards
Roberto Carlos – 2 red cards
Ronald Koeman – 2 red cards
Hristo Stoickov – 2 red cards
Fernando Hierro – 2 red cards
7- Busquets, the one who won the most
Sergio Busquets – 23 wins
Gento – 21 wins
Lionel Messi – 19 wins
Gerard Pique – 19 wins
Xavi Hernandez – 17 wins
Di Stefano – 17 wins
8- Guardiola and Cruyff follow Miguel Muñoz, the most successful coaches
Miguel Muñoz – 16 wins
Pep Guardiola – 9 wins
Johan Cruyff – 8 wins
Zidane, Mourinho and Ancelotti – 6 wins
Michels, Van Gaal, Daucik and Xavi – 4 wins
9- Scandals of referees
Emilio Guruceta (1970). He awarded an incredible penalty for a foul outside the box by Rifé on Velázquez.
Urio Velázquez (1985). He disallowed a goal against Archibald due to an unprecedented offside position. The Scotsman was after the ball.
Díaz Vega (1993). Only the Asturian saw Michel go down against Ferrer and awarded the penalty.
Losantos Omar (2001). Rivaldo's goal was unfairly disallowed for a non-existent offside position.
Undiano Mallenco (2011). Among many, his biggest scandal was allowing the violence of Xabi Alonso and Arbeloa in the Cup final.
10- Unexpected heroes
Aragón, in the Spanish Super Cup, in 1990, scored a goal from the middle of the field.
Giovanni dedicated some "butifarra" to him in "Bernabeu", after a goal (1997)
McManaman scored in 2002, in the Champions League,