History has told us that Real Madrid and Barcelona have held matches that lasted through the ages. With Barcelona dominating their first matches, Real Madrid started getting top quality players, being able to fight for Spanish dominance against Los Culés.
Los Blancos dominated through the 50's and the 60's with Alfredo Di Stefano leading the pack. During the 70's, Johan Cruyff returned the pride to Catalunya, with one of Barcelona's most remembered teams, and establishing what would become Spain's most dominant team in years to come. During the 80's, Real Madrid dominated La Liga, but their historic rivals usually had things going their way in their head-to-head games.
Following Barcelona's Dream Team, Real Madrid established a dominance in Spain's big game until the arrival of Louis Van Gaal, who earned back-to-back trophies for los Blaugranas. During the most recent decade, Barcelona fought back and established an equilibrium in this historic rivalry, capping their dominance with their historic 2009, where Barcelona won every single competition they played.
Diego Armando Maradona, Gary Lineker, Ivan Zamorano, Raul Gonzalez, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo,and many more created a legacy that keeps this game as the most televised matchup in football nowadays. El Clasico represents a great tradition, and with players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi leading these two teams, its legacy and relevance around the world will never be doubted.
Take a look at some historic pictures that have made El Clasico an amazing experience.
Alfredo Di Stefano shoots against Barcelona in a 1957 matchup. Los Blaugranas would end up winning 3-1.
Real Madrid players disagree with the referee after having a goal disallowed. This Europe Championship match (now UEFA Champions League) represented Madrid's first loss in the European tournament after five consecutive wins.
Johan Cruyff dominates the scene as he prepares to score against Los Blancos.
Diego Armando Maradona dribbles his way into Real Madrid's box, just before scoring at Santiago Bernabeu.
1987: Gary Lineker leaves Santiago Bernabeu Stadium under a shower of objects thrown at him.
Ivan Zamorano celebrates his goal against Los Culés. Real Madrid would go on and win that match 3-0.
1999: Louis Van Gaal eases Carles Puyol, Luis Enrique, Pep Guardiola and Fernando Morientes.
Raul shuts Camp Nou up after scoring a goal.
Luis Figo's first visit wearing Real Madrid's kit. Just left to the post, you can see the pig's head thrown at him from the stands.
Zinedine Zidane gets the ball taken away by Carles Puyol. Dutchman Philip Cocu watches.
Ronaldinho scores against Iker Casillas, just before receiving a standing ovation at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
EL PASILLO: Barcelona honored Real Madrid before their 2007 matchup. Los Blancos would humiliate Los Culés 4-1.
Jose Mourinho's first Clasico ended with an epic 5-0 win for Barcelona. Gerard Pique celebrates their achievement.
Jose Mourinho proved to be a poor loser, sticking his finger into the late Tito Vilanova's eye.
COOL AS ICE: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates the game-winning goal in 2012, which secured another La Liga title for Los Merengues.
2014: Messi celebrates his third goal against Real Madrid during their last meeting.
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