From the cursed player to referee scandals: 10 curiosities about "El Clasico"

2023-10-27 20:26:16Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
From the cursed player to referee scandals: 10 curiosities about "El
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Barcelona-Real Madrid is the biggest match in Spanish football. Known as "El Clasico", it raises a lot of expectations around the world. Saturday is also highly anticipated, with the battle between the two Iberian giants for the leadership of the classification. A heated confrontation over the years, which can be reflected in 10 facts, which cannot go unnoticed. "Opta La Liga" has reported some of these records.

1- Matches, more white wins

254 classic challenges have been played, with a balance of 103 wins for Real Madrid, 51 draws and 100 wins for Barcelona.

2- Race for the 300th goal in La Liga

Real Madrid has 299 goals in La Liga, while Barcelona has 297 goals. Therefore, both teams have the opportunity to reach the limit of 300 goals in "El Clasico". Counting all competitions, a total of 838 goals have been scored in the encounters between the two giants of La Liga. Of these, 423 for Real Madrid and 415 for Barca.

3- A cursed player

Joao Félix has not scored a single goal or assisted in the 8 times he has faced Real Madrid. He has played 422 minutes against the white team in Spain (with Atlético Madrid) and in England (with Chelsea).

4- The players with the most classics

Busquets – 48 matches

Ramos and Messi – 45 matches

Gento, Sanchís and Xavi – 43 games

Pique – 40 matches

5- Messi, destructive in "El Clasico"

Messi - 26 goals

CR7 and Di Stefano – 18 goals

Benzema – 18 goals

Raul – 15 goals

Cesar – 14 goals

Gento – 14 goals

Puskas – 14 goals

6- The 'red' story of Sergio Ramos

Here are the players most expelled from "El Clasico" matches, as a result of red cards received:

Sergio Ramos – 5 red cards

Roberto Carlos – 2 red cards

Ronald Koeman – 2 red cards

Hristo Stoickov – 2 red cards

Fernando Hierro – 2 red cards

7- Busquets, the one who won the most

Sergio Busquets – 23 wins

Gento – 21 wins

Lionel Messi – 19 wins

Gerard Pique – 19 wins

Xavi Hernandez – 17 wins

Di Stefano – 17 wins

8- Guardiola and Cruyff follow Miguel Muñoz, the most successful coaches

Miguel Muñoz – 16 wins

Pep Guardiola – 9 wins

Johan Cruyff – 8 wins

Zidane, Mourinho and Ancelotti – 6 wins

Michels, Van Gaal, Daucik and Xavi – 4 wins

9- Scandals of referees

Emilio Guruceta (1970). He awarded an incredible penalty for a foul outside the box by Rifé on Velázquez.

Urio Velázquez (1985). He disallowed a goal against Archibald due to an unprecedented offside position. The Scotsman was after the ball.

Díaz Vega (1993). Only the Asturian saw Michel go down against Ferrer and awarded the penalty.

Losantos Omar (2001). Rivaldo's goal was unfairly disallowed for a non-existent offside position.

Undiano Mallenco (2011). Among many, his biggest scandal was allowing the violence of Xabi Alonso and Arbeloa in the Cup final.

10- Unexpected heroes

Aragón, in the Spanish Super Cup, in 1990, scored a goal from the middle of the field.

Giovanni dedicated some "butifarra" to him in "Bernabeu", after a goal (1997)

McManaman scored in 2002, in the Champions League,


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