The Best El Clasico Matches Ever: A Look at Barcelona vs Real Madrid
The Best El Clasico Matches Ever
Barcelona v Real Madrid. Wherever this fixture takes place, be it at Camp Nou or the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the spine tingles with excitement. So often the outcome of these fixtures is decisive for the whole La Liga championship. Here we take a look at some past match-ups and consider some of the best El Clasico matches ever:
Real Madrid 5 Barcelona 0
Alfredo Di Stefano had effectively signed for Barcelona from Colombian side Millonarios but following a contract wrangle he eventually would sign for Real Madrid and the rest, as they say, is history. Consequently, he would go on to score twice for Madrid in the 5-0 hammering of their rivals in his first El Clasico appearance.
Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 5
Johan Cruyff arrived at Barcelona on the back of three European Cup final wins with Ajax Amsterdam and after ignoring Real Madrid’s attempts to sign him would help Barcelona thrash Madrid in front of a disbelieving home crowd. The Dutchman would bring his brand of total football to Barcelona and this style can still be seen today.
Barcelona 5 Real Madrid 0
Cruyff was now the Barcelona manager and he masterminded this sweet victory over Madrid with the help of a Romario hat trick in an era when Barcelona had secured their first European Cup and were dominating the Spanish League.
Barcelona 0 Real Madrid 0
A game remembered not for the result but for the act of a severed pig’s head having been thrown at Luis Figo by Barcelona fans still incandescent with rage at his defection to Madrid from Barcelona a couple of years before. Security must have mistaken the pig’s head for an unlikely halftime snack.
Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 6
A rampant Barcelona secured a fantastic treble at the end of the 2008-09 season and what better way to rub their rival’s noses in their success than an end-of-season thrashing at the Bernabeu with two goals apiece from Henry and Messi helping to finish the season in style.
Each contest is almost life and death to the fans who savored the victories and tasted the defeats in these, best El Clasico matches ever. This is a truly titanic tussle between two clubs battling for honors at home and abroad and who seemingly can produce team after team of mesmerizing talent.
