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Champions League Three-Peat (Real Madrid)

Three-peat is called three successive Champions League Titles which is referred towards Real Madrid. In the modern era, Los Blancos is the only club to earn one of the most unique and unparalleled accomplishments. Back in the 1970’s this feat was achieved by Ajax and Bayern as well. It is unlikely that this sort of climax might even be replicated by the record-holding clubs. Let's have a look back at the journey of the Champions League three-peat. Champions League 2015-16 Real Madrid finished the group stage of 15-16 with the most points ( 16 ).  This is the best one in their three-peat journey. Los Blancos passed through Roma 4-0 on aggregate in the round of 16. Cristiano Ronaldo's genius resulted in a turnaround in the Quarter-Finals. La Liga giant faced off the Pellegrini’s City in Semi-Finals. Real went into the Finals with a slight margin of 1-0 victory. The Vikings took on arch-rival Atletico Madrid in the Finals. The contest remained all square at full-time and relied ev...
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The Battle of El Clasico

The Battle of El Clasico

There is no game in club football quite like El Clasico. Real Madrid vs Barcelona, the two giants of modern-day football. All the journalists, channels and football lovers are focused on this fierce battle. The Clasico of October 16 will be the 250th Edition. Moreover, defeating a rival in a Clasico boosts the team morale for competing in the rest of the season. Barca and Real are the ones that also dominated European Championship with 6 Titles in last 12 years. Here we go now for The Battle of El Clasico.


Top Scorer in El Clasico

When we talk about Goals in El Clasico, nobody has come closer to Lionel Messi. Little magician has harmed Real Madrid the most with 26 Goals. None can forget Messi’s 2011 Champions League performance, where he scored twice in Santiago Bernabeu to knock out Real Madrid. 


From The Los Blancos side, Messi’s close rival Cristiano Ronaldo was a massive stress for Barcelona's defence. Ronaldo has scored 18 Times against Barcelona including his famous ‘Calma Calma’ Goal in Camp Nou. That goal allowed Real to clinch the league title with 100 points. 

Biggest Defeats in El Clasico

El Clasico is a fixture of thrill and nerves. Many clasicos came to end with close margins. However, there are some occasions where anyone of them had totally dominated. Real Madrid had thrashed Barca by 11-1 in 1943, 8-2 in 1935 and 5-0 in 1995. While Blaugrana destroyed Real Madrid in 1950 by 7-2. In 1994 and 2010, Barca won 5-0 over Los Blancos and 6-2 in 2009 where Messi gave a Man of The Match performance. 

Head to Head in El Clasico

The two biggest clubs in the Football world came across 249 Times. Real Madrid reached at the centurion whereas Barcelona was victorious on 97 occasions while 52 ended with a draw. In La Liga, the record again went in the favour of Los Blancos. Real took the game 76 times and Blaugrana won on 73 outings. For winning cause, The Spanish giants battled 45 times in the Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, and Champions League. Barca defeated Real Madrid in 21 games and lost 24. 

Who is The King of El Clasico?

Unlike other contests, El Clasico is watched by everyone, whether they are from Europe, America, or Asia. Important games are always associated with crucial players. Lionel Messi is considered as The King of El Clasico. Since he has scored The Most Goals (26) and Assists (14) that resulted in 40 Goals. Moreover, he has played The Most Clasicos alongside Ramos 45 Games. Also, 13 Man of The Matches are named to the Argentinian Legend.


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  1. Ellie NymanMarch 4, 2023 at 2:01 AM

    El clasico is only a good game for now. Its hype, electricity and thrill has gone. Some big names like Messi, Cristiano, Ramos, Neymar made this contest more attractive. Barca Real should bring some popular names like Mbappe Haaland or Salah

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