El Clasico refers to a match between two of Spain’s biggest teams in Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Initially, the term was only used for the matches in the domestic Spanish championship. Over the years, however, it’s been globally recognized for every single meeting such as in the UEFA Champions League or even domestic cup competitions like Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana.
With both teams boasting big budgets and reputations that appeal to world-class performers across the planet, their respective ranks have been loaded with match-winners down the years.
El Clasico: H2H breakdown of all statistics!
Here we have for you a breakdown of the games the two giants have played!
| Competition | Matches | RM wins | BAR wins | Draws |
| La Liga | 185 | 76 | 73 | 35 |
| Copa Del Rey | 36 | 13 | 16 | 8 |
| Supercopa de Espana | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| UEFA Champions League | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Copa de La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Copa de la Coronacion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Exhibition matches | 33 | 4 | 19 | 10 |
| All | 282 | 106 | 118 | 62 |
Most goals in Clasico
Former Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has scored the most goals in El Clasico. Since making his first Clasico appearance in 2005, the Argentine legend has played a joint-record 45 matches against Madrid, scoring 26 goals. This includes two hat-tricks in 2007 and 2014.
Former Real Madrid forwards Alfredo Di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo share the second spot with 18 goals each.
| Player | Team | Goals |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 26 |
| Alfredo Di Stefano | Real Madrid | 18 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 18 |
| Raul | Real Madrid | 15 |
| Cesar Alvarez | Barcelona | 14 |
