El Clásico
El Clásico (English: The Classic, Catalan: El clàssic[1]) is a football match between two Spanish rival football clubs, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, in the Spanish football league La Liga. It is one of the most famous football matches in the world.[2]
History
The rival match is also well-known due to its history. Historically, Catalonia was oppressed and disrespected by the dictatorship. Thus, the only way the citizens could take revenge to the government was to defeat the football club representing Madrid (the capital city and the central government in Spain). FC Barcelona led in Official Matches 96 wins to 95 Real Madrid. As early as the 1930s, Barcelona "had developed a reputation as a symbol of Catalan identity, opposed to the centralising tendencies of Madrid".[3]
Achievements
Currently, the records for both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are one of the top football clubs in the world.
Real Madrid has won: 34 La Ligas, 19 Copa del Reys, 2 UEFA Cups, 13 UEFA Champions Leagues, 3 Intercontinental Cups, and 4 FIFA Club World Cups.
FC Barcelona has won: 26 La Ligas, 30 Copa del Reys, 4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, 5 UEFA Champions Leagues, 3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, and 3 FIFA Club World Cups.[4]
El Clásico Media
The team colours of Real Madrid C.F. and FC Barcelona
Santiago Bernabéu. The home fans are displaying the white of Real Madrid before El Clásico. Spanish flags are also a common sight at Real Madrid games.
Camp Nou. The home fans of FC Barcelona are creating a mosaic of the Catalan flag before El Clásico. The top right corner of the club's crest also features a Catalan flag.
Alfredo Di Stéfano's controversial 1953 transfer to Real Madrid instead of Barcelona intensified the rivalry.
Luís Figo's transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 2000 resulted in a hate campaign by some of his former club's fans.
In 2005, Ronaldinho became the second Barcelona player, after Diego Maradona in 1983, to receive a standing ovation from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra in December 2011
Lionel Messi is the all-time top scorer in El Clásico history with 26 goals.
Sergio Busquets has made the most appearances in El Clásico, with 48.
FIFA Club of the Century trophy, exhibited at the Real Madrid Museum
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References
- ↑ "Kaká: 'El clàssic serà diferent de tots els partits que he jugat'". El Periódico de Catalunya. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ↑ "Site about El Clasico". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ Centeno, Miguel A.; Silva, Patricio (1998), "The Politics of Expertise in Latin America: Introduction", The Politics of Expertise in Latin America, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 1–12, doi:10.1007/978-1-349-26185-7_1, ISBN 978-1-349-26187-1, retrieved 2022-04-28
- ↑ Site about Real Madrid and FC Barcelona (Korean)