It’s a contest that has captivated audiences worldwide for generations and 21st century meetings between the sides have been particualrly feisty – and often crucial as hell.
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have enjoyed some priceless moments in this rivalry and Spanish football would not be the same without this frequent duel. Recent Clasicos tend to favour Carlo Ancelotti’s side but Barcelona have had their fair share of scalps, with both teams having boasted some hugely significant victories over the past few seasons.
The Supercopa de Espana final has been contested between these two foes for the previous two seasons, with Barcelona triumphing in 2022/23. However, Real Madrid got their sweet revenge earlier in the 2023/24 campaign, hammering the Catalan club during the showpiece event in Saudi Arabia.
It took just ten minutes for Real to put Barca to the sword with quick-fire strikes from Vinicius Junior after some unimpressive defending from Xavi’s side. Robert Lewandowski’s cracker pulled one back midway through the first half, but Vinicius Junior completed a remarkable hat-trick just six minutes before half-time.
Things went from bad to worse for Barcelona in the second half as Rodrygo netted 20 minutes into the second half and Ronald Araujo saw red, with Real celebrating a 13th Supercopa triumph – closing in on Barcelona’s record of 14 titles.
Barcelona‘s defence of their La Liga title took a big hit just two months into the 2023/24 season, falling to an agonising late defeat at home to Madrid in the first Clasico of the campaign. Ilkay Gundogan bagged his first goal for the Catalan side after just six minutes, but things unravelled in the second half.
Up stepped summer signing Jude Bellingham to continue his unbelievable start to the season, with the Englishman firing in an absolute screamer from range to bring the scores level in the 64th minute. But the former Borussia Dortmund man wasn’t finished there, volleying home in the second minute of stoppage time to steal all three points for the visitors.
The second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final between these sides in 2022/23 was as one-sided as Clasicos come, with Madrid overturning a one-goal deficit from the first leg with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Barcelona at Camp Nou.
A swift breakaway caught Barcelona cold in first-half stoppage time as Vinicius Junior prodded home, but the second half was the Karim Benzema show following a well-taken hat-trick. The Frenchman fired an accurate finish home from 20 yards shortly after the restart, with a penalty and a neat lifted effort securing the match ball for the Ballon d’Or winner.
Madrid went on to lift the trophy following a 2-1 victory over Osasuna in the final a month later.
Barcelona may have gone on to suffer Copa del Rey heartbreak, but they had managed a significant victory en route to the Spanish league title against Madrid several weeks prior. It was a win that moved them 12 points clear at the top of the table, with Xavi’s men all but securing another La Liga crown with their late heroics at Camp Nou.
Araujo’s early own goal put the hosts on the back foot, but Barcelona stalwart Sergi Roberto equalised on the stroke of half-time. It looked as if the spoils would be shared in Catalonia, but a stoppage-time Franck Kessie penalty secured all three points for the eventual La Liga champions.
Barcelona may have gone on to fluff their lines in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, but they had made a promising start to the tie at the Santiago Bernabeu. It was a narrow victory but a win nonetheless for the Catalan side.
A fortuitous goal gave Barcelona their victory after a Kessie shot was saved by Thibaut Courtois and deflected back off Eder Militao on its way into the net. In the end, it mattered little given Barcelona’s second leg capitulation.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Last 10 results
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Date |
Result |
Competition |
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14 January 2024 |
Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona |
Supercopa de Espana final |
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28 October 2023 |
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid |
La Liga |
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5 April 2023 |
Barcelona 0-4 Real Madrid |
Copa del Rey semi-final second leg |
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19 March 2023 |
Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid |
La Liga |
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2 March 2023 |
Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona |
Copa del Rey semi-final first leg |
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15 January 2023 |
Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona |
Supercopa de Espana final |
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16 October 2022 |
Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona |
La Liga |
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20 March 2022 |
Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona |
La Liga |
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12 January 2022 |
Barcelona 2-3 Real Madrid AET |
Supercopa de Espana semi-final |
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24 October 2021 |
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid |
La Liga |
