El Clásico, two words that are enough to beat the heart of any football lover. The most high-voltage football match in the world to watch football lovers remain mad. In this match, the two biggest clubs in Spain are face to face which today are considered to be the richest clubs in the world. When Barcelona and Real Madrid are face to face in the field, the eyes of the world are just on this match. This competition, known as EL Classico, is not just a rivalry due to sports but its foundation is political thinking and patriotism.
What is the history of this rivalry: Football Club de Barcelona or FCB was established in Barcelona in the capital of Catalonia in 1899. It was a city that considered itself different from Spain. In 1902, the Madrid Club was formed. Madrid resides in the hearts of Spaniard nationalists. In the year 1902, the King of Spain organized a tournament in which both clubs took part. In the final, the Basque and Catalan teams, two Spaniard nationalism fighting teams, organized a tournament and got a match for the third place. And that match became the first El Clasico.
By 1930 the Barcelona club became a symbol of Catalan nationalism. For this reason, in 1936, Francisco Franco arrested Josep Sanyol, president of Barcelona, the club of Catalunya, who wanted independence, since the match between the two was no longer limited to sports only. It is said that sports and politics should always be kept separate, but in this match, they often show political colours. Whether the match is in Madrid's home ground Estadio Santiago Brunbu or in their home camp Nu, Barcelona's Catalan Catalan Flags of freedom show and football unionists keep on fencing. The beginning of the 21st century saw the match between the two clubs be called El Clasico. El Clásico means 'The Classic'. This match between Barcelona and Real Madrid is not just a derby match in Spain, but it is more than that.
Know who falls heavily on whom: Talking about titles, there has always been a tough fight between the two. Between the two, 277 matches have been played till March 1, 2020, of which Madrid have won 100 matches while Barcelona has won 115 matches. There were 62 matches. If we talk about the league, Madrid has won 33 La Liga titles, while Barcelona has won this title 26 times. Talking about the Copa del Rey, Madrid has won 19 times while Barcelona has won it 30 times. While Barcelona has won the UEFA Cup four times, Madrid has not been able to win even once, while Madrid has won the Europa League but Barcelona has not been able to do so yet. Overall, Madrid has won 85 and Barcelona have won 95. The Copa del Rey match was the most unilateral match between the two teams during World War-2 in 1943. In this match, Riyal defeated Barcelona 11–1.
Ronaldo and Lionel Messi increase El Clasico's thrill: The rivalry between these two clubs is further enhanced by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. These two players of the football world faced each other in El Clásico for 11 years. The football world was already divided between Messi and Ronaldo and El Clásico made the rivalry even more exciting for the fans. During this time both of them earned their name in world football and created a never-ending identity. Before Ronaldo left Madrid, this was a major identity for El Clásico. Messi has been associated with Barcelona since the beginning of his career and is considered to be the biggest face of this club.
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