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El Clásico is always a tense confrontation, but tonight the national title is also at stake. With a win, FC Barcelona is assured of the 29th national championship in club history. Will Barça take the title or will the arch-rival postpone the party for a while? Follow our live blog here.
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Champions of Spain
Real Madrid is still the record champion of Spain and will remain so for a while, but FC Barcelona is slowly creeping closer. The Catalan club can become champions for the 29th time tonight. Since 1997, FC Barcelona has become champion of Spain fifteen times and Real Madrid nine more times.
Real Madrid – 36 league titles
FC Barcelona – 28 league titles
Atlético Madrid – 11 league titles
Athletic Bilbao – 8 league titles
Valencia – 6 league titles
Real Sociedad – 2 league titles
Deportivo de La Coruña – 1 league title
Sevilla FC – 1 league title
Real Betis – 1 league title
Father of Hansi Flick passed away
The father of Hansi Flick, the German coach of FC Barcelona, died last night. The coach informed his players and the club board about the bad news this morning. Flick will nevertheless officiate the decisive match for the title tonight, because he wants to finish the job in the best possible way.
The intention is for the club to pay tribute before the match, with a minute’s silence or mourning bands worn by the players during the match.
Most appearances in El Clasico
1. Sergio Busquets – 48 for FC Barcelona
2. Lionel Messi – 45 for FC Barcelona
3. Sergio Ramos – 45 for Real Madrid
4. Karim Benzema – 43 for Real Madrid
5. Xavi Hernández – 42 for FC Barcelona
6. Manolo Sanchís – 42 for Real Madrid
7. Paco Gento – 42 for Real Madrid
8. Gerard Piqué – 40 for FC Barcelona
9. Andrés Iniesta – 38 for FC Barcelona
10. Luka Modric – 38 for Real Madrid
Most goals in El Clasico
1. Lionel Messi – 26 goals for FC Barcelona
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – 18 goals for Real Madrid
3. Alfredo Di Stéfano – 18 goals for Real Madrid
4. Karim Benzema – 15 goals for Real Madrid
5. Raúl González – 14 goals for Real Madrid
Balance in El Clasico: 105-106
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will face each other for the 264th time tonight El Clasico.
Real Madrid now has 106 wins, FC Barcelona has 105. So the home club can not only become champions tonight, but also level the playing field. So there was a draw between the Spanish superpowers 52 times.
Olivia Rodrigo logo on the chest
FC Barcelona will play tonight with the logo of the American singer Olivia Rodrigo (23) on the shirt. Spotify has been the main partner of FC Barcelona since July 2022. In all matches against Real Madrid, the name or logo of a well-known artist will be on the shirt, instead of the Spotify logo. Were before Ed Sheeran, The Rolling Stones and Drake are already there.
Petition for Kylian Mbappé’s departure to 73 million
Real Madrid fans are fed up with Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman is held responsible for Real Madrid’s trophy drought this season, and also caused bad blood by going on holiday with his new girlfriend. A petition was started last week to demand his departure. 73 million people have now signed it.
Legends already played against each other in Miami
Last night the Legends of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid already played against each other. That happened at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, until last month the stadium where Inter Miami played its home games. The score was 1-1 in the match in which Ronaldinho and Clarence Seedorf played with jersey number 10.
Edwin Winkels about the chaos at Real Madrid
At the end of a dramatic season, Real Madrid players have decided to set their own club on fire. The locker room has become a snake pit where people bite each other with poison. Which enchanter is able to do a big clean-up?
Kylian Mbappé is missing from Real Madrid in Clasico
Real Madrid will have to make do without star player Kylian Mbappé in the away match against rival FC Barcelona on Sunday evening. The 27-year-old attacker is missing from the match selection that the ‘Royal’ has announced.
Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa indicated on Saturday that Mbappé seemed to have recovered sufficiently from a muscle injury and could possibly make his return in the Clásico. The Frenchman sustained the injury to his left upper leg in the league match against Real Betis last month (1-1). He then faced some criticism in the Spanish press because he left the club during his recovery and took a few days’ holiday in Sardinia.
FC Barcelona can secure the title on Sunday from 9 p.m. in the match against Real Madrid on their own field. The Catalans need a win or draw for that.
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