The two biggest clubs in Spain will lock horns in La Liga on Sunday afternoon, as Barcelona take on Real Madrid.
The latest instalment of El Clasico is a gigantic match, with Barcelona currently top of the La Liga table, four points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, so a win for Hansi Flick‘s side would leave them on the verge of the title.
Real Madrid have had a free week to prepare for this match, having not been in action since last weekend, when they kept their La Liga title hopes alive with a 3-2 home success over Celta Vigo.
However, Barcelona were in European action during the week, suffering a 4-3 defeat to Inter Milan in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final to lose 7-6 on aggregate.
The Catalan giants are still chasing a domestic double, though, having beaten Real Madrid 3-2 in the Copa del Rey final at the end of April.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the head-to-head record and past meetings between the two teams ahead of their meeting in Spain’s top flight on Sunday afternoon.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 260
Real Madrid wins: 105
Draws: 52
Barcelona wins: 103
One of the biggest rivalries across the world in any sport, El Clasico is a simply giant football match, with the contest pitting the two biggest clubs in Spain against each other.
These two sides have locked horns on 260 occasions throughout history, and it is Real Madrid that just about lead the head-to-head record, recording 105 wins to Barcelona’s 103, while there have also been 52 draws, with their first-ever league game dating back to February 1929.
Lionel Messi is comfortably the highest goalscorer in this fixture, with the Argentine netting an incredible 26 goals against Real Madrid during his glittering career at Barcelona, while a certain Cristiano Ronaldo managed 18 goals for Los Blancos against Barcelona.
Real Madrid had been on a four-game winning run against Barcelona ahead of El Clasico in October 2024, and they overcame the Catalan side three times during the 2023-24 campaign, posting 2-1 and 3-2 victories in La Liga, in addition to a 4-1 success in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.
However, Barcelona stunned Los Blancos at Bernabeu by recording a 4-0 victory in their La Liga meeting earlier this season, with Robert Lewandowski scoring twice.
Barcelona then beat Real Madrid 5-2 in the final of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup to lift their first trophy under the management of Hansi Flick, before recording a 3-2 victory in the Copa del Rey final between the two teams in April 2025.
In terms of La Liga, Real Madrid also just about lead the head-to-head record, posting 79 wins to Barcelona’s 75, while there have also been 35 draws, which is low considering how well-matched the pair have been throughout history.
Real Madrid are 36-time Spanish champions, including last season, with the capital giants securing a La Liga and Champions League double, while Barcelona have lifted the famous domestic trophy on 27 occasions, last triumphing in 2022-23.
Real Madrid won four straight league matches against Barcelona between March 2020 and October 2021, while they have three victories from the last five Clasicos in Spain’s top flight.
There has not actually been a league draw between these two teams since December 2019, and Real Madrid must go for the win on Sunday to give themselves a realistic chance of winning this season’s title.
Last 20 meetings
Apr 26, 2025: Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Final)
Jan 12, 2025: Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana Final)
Oct 26, 2024: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 21, 2024: Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jan 14, 2024: Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana Final)
Oct 28, 2023: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 05, 2023: Barcelona 0-4 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Mar 19, 2023: Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 02, 2023: Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Jan 15, 2023: Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana Final)
Oct 16, 2022: Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Mar 20, 2022: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jan 12, 2022: Barcelona 2-3 Real Madrid (Supercopa de Espana Semi-Finals)
Oct 24, 2021: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 10, 2021: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 24, 2020: Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 01, 2020: Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
Dec 18, 2019: Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 02, 2019: Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 27, 2019: Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Last 10 La Liga meetings
Oct 26, 2024: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 21, 2024: Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 28, 2023: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 19, 2023: Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Oct 16, 2022: Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Mar 20, 2022: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 24, 2021: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 10, 2021: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 24, 2020: Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 01, 2020: Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
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