El Clásico is the football match played between Spanish giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Spain’s richest and most successful clubs. The fixture is regarded by many as the biggest football match in the world. As with many key matches of this nature, there is an element of political and nationalistic feeling creeping in – with Madrid being the capital of Spain and Barcelona a hot-bed of Catalan nationalism.
The first match between the two was contested in 1902 when Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-1. Every match since then has been fiercely contested on the pitch and much discussed and analyzed off it!
Real Madrid play their home football at the 85,000-seater Santiago Bernabéu while Barcelona’s home stadium is the Camp Nou which has a capacity just short of 100,000, making it the biggest stadium in Europe.
The biggest win in the Clásico was Real Madrid’s 11-1 thrashing of Barcelona in 1943. The clubs have also drawn 6-6 and 5-5 in 1916 and 1943 respectively. Barcelona’s biggest victory came in 1950 when they beat Madrid 7-2. More recently, Barcelona beat Real 5-0 in 2010.
November's clash at the Bernabeu will be no different. The two sides are tied on 18 points after eight games, and the results from the two respective Clasicos this season will have a major bearing on the outcome of the La Liga title race.
The latest accusations are likely to only increase the tension between the two clubs in the lead-up to their match in the Spanish top flight.
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