El Clásico ( The classic) which is also known as "el derbi Español" is how people in Spain call the match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. It takes place twice a year in the Spanish League competition, and more often if the teams meet each other in other competitions, as in this case ( champions League semifinals) . Other than the UEFA Champions League Final, it is the most followed club football match in the world, watched by hundreds of millions of people.
The rivalry comes about as these two teams are the largest cities in Spain, and the clubs are de richest ones of the country.
Real Madrid has won 73 trophies and Barcelona 70. Another important feature is the representation of opposing political positions that identify each club, with Real Madrid viewed as representing Spanish nationalism, and Barcelona viewed as representing Catalan nationalism.
There have been a lot of players who have switched from FC Barcelona to Madrid and viceversa, winning the hatred of thousand of fans, because doing that for them is synonymous of betrayal.
To finish this topic, here are the results among these matches along the history:
| Real Madrid wins | 86 |
| FC Barcelona wins | 82 |
| Draws | 43 |
| Real Madrid goals | 4 |
| FC Barcelona goals | 7700 |
| Total matches | 211 |
