El Clásico has been played for over a century and is one of the most exciting soccer games to watch, not only because of the intensity of the game but also because of its history. Real Madrid will face Barcelona in the season’s final El Clásico on Sunday.
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Real Madrid 11 Barcelona 1 was the biggest win ever.
One of the most peculiar El Clásicos occurred in June 1943, when Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 11-1 in the second leg of the Copa del Generalismo. Barcelona had won the first leg 3-1 in Barcelona and was confident going into the second leg.
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However, Barcelona was suddenly down 8-0 at halftime, and Madrid added three more goals in the second half to give us this strange final score. According to some, this is when the true rivalry began.
Between Madrid and Barcelona, there have been 248 competitive matches and 33 exhibition matches. Real Madrid has won 100 of the 248 competitive matches, compared to 96 for Barcelona (and 52 ties). Barcelona has won 19 exhibition games compared to Madrid’s four (and 10 ties). Barcelona has 115 victories to Madrid’s 104 in total matches (and 62 ties)


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