Barcelona's record-goal scorer Lionel Messi remained the face of the Catalan giants throughout his trophy-laden stint at Camp Nou especially his terrific contributions in El-Clasico.

Often dubbed as one of the greatest footballers in the history of the beautiful game, goal-machine Messi used to run rings around Real Madrid even when his Ballon d'Or arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo was at the peak of his powers.

⚽️ 0-1 @Cristiano (23')
⚽️ 1-1 Messi (30')
⚽️ 2-1 Messi (61')
⚽️ 2-2 @Cristiano (66')

🔙✨🌎 #OnThisDay in 2012, two of the best players in #LaLigaHistory took centre stage in #ElClasico!#YouHaveToLiveIt pic.twitter.com/PcVA1coy7b
— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) October 7, 2020

There is no denying that the golden era of El Clasico came to an end when Ronaldo left Santiago Bernabeu in 2018.

Three years after Ronaldo's sensational transfer to Juventus, record-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi made headlines when he ended his long association with FC Barcelona in 2021.

After Messi joined Kylian Mbappe and Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), arch-rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid played out the first-ever Clasico without Messi or Ronaldo in the 2021/22 season since 2007.

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Not just Ronaldo, Messi has an edge over all La Liga icons when it comes to playing El-Clasico matches in the Spanish top flight. With 26 goals for Barcelona, Messi left Camp Nou as the all-time top goalscorer in the history of El-Clasico.

In his final Clasico appearance, Messi failed to inspire Barcelona as Real Madrid battled past Blaugrana at the Bernabeu in 2021. Since Messi's transfer to PSG, Barcelona have met Real Madrid in 12 competitive games.

In those 12 El-Clasico games, Real Madrid have dominated FC Barcelona by winning 7 games while Barcelona won 5 times. None of those games have been drawn.

Matches	Real Madrid	Draws	FC Barcelona
12	7	0	5

Results of EL-Clasico games since Messi left Barcelona

Season	Competition	Matchday	Date	Result
24/25	LaLiga	11	26.10.2024	Real Madrid 0:4 FC Barcelona
23/24	LaLiga	32	21.04.2024	Real Madrid 3:2 FC Barcelona
23/24	Supercopa	Final	14.01.2024	Real Madrid 4:1 FC Barcelona
23/24	LaLiga	11	28.10.2023	FC Barcelona 1:2 Real Madrid
22/23	Copa del Rey	Semi-Finals 2nd Leg	05.04.2023	FC Barcelona 0:4 Real Madrid
22/23	LaLiga	26	19.03.2023	FC Barcelona 2:1 Real Madrid
22/23	Copa del Rey	Semi-Finals 1st Leg	02.03.2023	Real Madrid 0:1 FC Barcelona
22/23	Supercopa	Final	15.01.2023	Real Madrid 1:3 FC Barcelona
22/23	LaLiga	9	16.10.2022	Real Madrid 3:1 FC Barcelona
21/22	LaLiga	29	20.03.2022	Real Madrid 0:4 FC Barcelona
21/22	Supercopa	Semi-Finals	12.01.2022	FC Barcelona 2:3 Real Madrid
21/22	LaLiga	10	24.10.2021	FC Barcelona 1:2 Real Madrid

Top scorers in El-Clasico since Lionel Messi left Barcelona

Player	Position	Club	Goals
Karim Benzema	Centre-Forward	Real Madrid	6
Vinicius Junior	Left Winger	Real Madrid	6
Robert Lewandowski	Centre-Forward	FC Barcelona	4
Jude Bellingham	Attacking Midfield	Real Madrid	3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Centre-Forward	FC Barcelona	2

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