El Clasico (English: The Classic; also known as El Derbi Espanyol or El Classic) is the general name given to any football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Their meeting occurs every year as part of the Spanish La Liga, with a maximum of nine games, with two additions in the Copa del Rey, Champions League, and the Supercopa de Espana, with other possibilities in the UEFA Super Cup and Champions League Final. Both clubs are the clubs most follow a football game in the world, watched by hundreds of millions of people.
Competition history that comes with Madrid and Barcelona are the two biggest cities in Spain, and the two clubs are the football club's most successful and influential in this country. Real Madrid have collected 73 trophies and Barcelona 68, while Athletic Bilbao came in third with 32 trophies. They are sometimes identified with the opposite political positions, with Real Madrid and Barcelona Spain representing the nation that represents the Catalan nation.
11 Interesting Facts Real Madrid Vs Barcelona
1. Real Madrid has scored 12 goals in the Champions League this season, while Barcelona 7 goals.
2. It became the third meeting of two giants Matador State is in the Champions League semi-final. Real Madrid won the two previous duel in 1960 and 2002.
3. Both teams have met six times in the arena of European club. Real Madrid won three times, Barcelona won one and drawn two times.
4. Real Madrid became the team with the best defense with Manchester United with only conceded 3 goals in 10 Champions League games this season.
5. Real Madrid won 12 games and only lost 2 times against Spanish clubs in the Champions League stage. Madrid suffered final defeat of Atletico Madrid Barcelona 0-1 and 1-2 in the 1960-1961 season.
6. If Real Madrid win the Champions League, Jose Mourinho will become the first coach in history to win the Champions League trophy three times with three different clubs. Previous trophy Mourinho won with Porto and Inter Milan.
7. Mourinho's record against Barcelona is not too good with a losing record four times in 10 games and won only 3 times.
8. Barcelona rolled into the Champions League semi-final three times in the last four seasons. Barca lost to Manchester United in 2008, Inter Milan (last year) and get away from obstacles Chelsea in 2009 before becoming a champion.
9. Barcelona have won only four times out of 18 Champions League semi-final match.
10. Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has scored 15 goals in 15 Champions League final match. Curiously, Messi failed to score in six semi-final match in the last three seasons.
11. Barcelona could only win 3 times of the last 14 Champions League away games.
Sources: Wikipedia & Menarik.co
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