El Clásico is the any football match between two greatest rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Actually this is reffered to only those competitions held in Spanish Championship between these two clubs but now a days it includes all the matches between these two rivals. It is considered as the biggest club football match in the world. It is said that the world stops for 90mins when it is El Clásico.
This rivary comes about as Madrid and Barcelona are the two largest cities in Spain. They sometimes identified with opposing political positions. With Real Madrid viewed as representing Spanish nationalisn and Barcelona representing as Catalan nationalism. The rivalry is regarded as one of the biggest in world sports. The two clubs are among the richest and most successful football club in the world. Forbes in 2014 ranked Barcelona and Real Madrid as the world's two most valuable sports team. Both the clubs have their global fanbase and they are the world's two most followed sports team.
On 13th may 1902 they meet for timthe firste in the Copa de la coronacion and FC Barcelona won it with a 3-1 margin. From this date this raivary begins.From this date 276 mathes have been played between these rivals including 243 competitive mathes and 36 exhibition mathes. FC Barcelona has the most wins, thats is 115 including 96 wins in competitive mathes and 19 in exhibition mathes.
The record of biggest win holds Real Madrid winning the match with a 11-1 margin in Copa del rey on 19th june 1943.
As of 19th Dec 2019 23 different players has scored a hat-trick in an El Clásico. 15 out of 28 hat-tricks came from Barcelona Players. 4 of them was in friendly matches.
This rivalry started in 1902 and continuing till today. This rivalry making the world amazed for more than one century.
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