Real Madrid vs Barcelona history: Head-to-head and finals of El Clasico matches
Matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona are always the biggest dates on the Spanish football calendar with the two grandest clubs in La Liga battling out some memorable contests over the years.
Despite no longer boasting the iconic Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo matchup, the fixture still includes some of the biggest names in world football and regularly sees the two teams competing for the biggest prizes.
In 2022/23, these teams met five times across the season. Barcelona eventually lifted the league title and defeated their rivals in the Supercopa de Espana final, but Madrid got their revenge by winning the two-legged Copa del Rey semifinal tie.
The two clubs have met each other in 258 competitive matches, with Real Madrid winning 105, Barcelona 101, and the teams finishing level on 52 occasions. Former Barca star Messi is the all-time highest goalscorer in El Clasico’s history and the Argentina great is behind only Sergio Busquets in appearances (48) in this fixture.
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El Clasico head-to-head recordHere, we take a look at all the records of this classic encounter between the two Spanish giants.
Who has won the most El Clasico matches â Real Madrid or Barcelona?CompetitionMatchesReal Madrid winsBarcelona winsDrawsLa Liga189797535Copa del Rey3713168Copa de La Liga6024Supercopa de Espana171052Copa de la Coronacion1010Champions League8323Total25810510152Who are the top goalscorers in El Clasico?PlayerClubGoalsLionel MessiBarcelona26Alfredo Di StefanoReal Madrid18Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid18Karim BenzemaReal Madrid16Raul GonzalezReal Madrid15Cesar RodriguezBarcelona14Francisco GentoReal Madrid14Ferenc PuskasReal Madrid14Who are the players with the most appearances in El Clasico?PlayerClubAppearancesSergio BusquetsBarcelona48Lionel Messi Barcelona45Sergio RamosReal Madrid45Karim BenzemaReal Madrid43Francisco GentoReal Madrid42Manuel SanchisReal Madrid42Xavi HernandezBarcelona42What are the biggest wins in El Clasico history?DateMatchCompetitionJune 19, 1943Real Madrid 11â1 BarcelonaCopa del ReyFeb. 3, 1935Real Madrid 8â2 BarcelonaLa LigaSep. 24, 1950Barcelona 7â2 Real MadridLa LigaMay 19, 1957Barcelona 6â1 Real MadridCopa del ReySep. 18, 1949Real Madrid 6â1 BarcelonaLa LigaWhich players have scored the most hat-tricks in El Clasico?PlayerClubNo. of hat-tricksSantiago BernabeuReal Madrid2 (Both in 1916 Copa del Rey)Jaime LazcanoReal Madrid2 (1929/30 La Liga & 1934/35 La Liga)Ferenc PuskasReal Madrid2 (1962/63 La Liga & 1963/64 La Liga)Lionel MessiFC Barcelona2 (2006/07 La Liga & 2013/14 La Liga)Carlo Ancelotti vs Hansi Flick head to headCarlo Ancelotti has been a mainstay at Real Madrid since joining in 2021, seeing two Barcelona managers fired during his time in charge at the Bernabeu with Ronald Koeman and Xavi both ushered out.
In October 2024, the Italian faced a new manager as the El Clasico opponents clashed, and he was given a rude awakening by Hansi Flick in a shocking 4-0 defeat at home.
The two had never matched up before, with Flick now in his first managerial job outside of Germany. The two never met when Ancelotti was in charge of Bayern Munich, as Flick was working for the German national team setup at the time.
