The Clasico | FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid 02/04/2016

The Clasico | FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid 02/04/2016
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El Clásico (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈklasiko]; Catalan: El Clàssic^,  pronounced: [əɫ ˈkɫasik] "The Classic") is the name given in football to any match between fierce rivals Real Madrid C.F. and F.C. Barcelona. Originally it referred only to those competitions held in the Spanish championship, but nowadays the term has been generalized, and tends to include every single match between the two clubs: UEFA Champions League, Copa del Rey, etc. Other than the UEFA Champions League Final, it is the biggest football club game in the world, and is among the most viewed annual sports events.

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Locale     Spain
Teams     F.C. Barcelona
Real Madrid C.F.
Latest meeting     Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona
La Liga
(Round 12: 21 November 2015)
Next meeting     2 April 2016
Stadiums     Camp Nou (FC Barcelona)
Santiago Bernabéu (Real Madrid)
Statistics
Meetings total     Competitive matches: 230
Exhibition matches: 33
Total matches: 263
Most wins     Competitive matches: Real Madrid (92)
Exhibition matches: Barcelona (19)
Total matches: Barcelona (109)
Most player appearances     Francisco Gento
Manuel Sanchís Martínez
Xavi Hernández
(42 each)
Top scorer     Lionel Messi (21)
Largest victory     Real Madrid 11–1 Barcelona
Copa del Rey
(19 June 1943)

Over all the recent seasons in which there have been genuine football reasons to be critical of Florentino Perez, that's all it has been. Merely constructive analysis of a Real Madrid president who has been idling in his ability to understand and adapt while a generation of home-bred talents have made Barcelona soar beyond Los Blancos to win millions of hearts and minds around the world.

But nobody ever said that Florentino doesn't dream big. His football vision, such as it is, is of Alfredo Di Stefano, Michael Laudrup, Hugo Sanchez, Luis Figo, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. He looks to the superstar, superman footballer who has emerged and learned his trade elsewhere but who opts to move to the Santiago Bernabeu in order to add flourish and filigree to his bank account, his trophy collection and his professional reputation.