Barcelona and Real Madrid go head to head in El Clasico at the Nou Camp on Sunday.
It is the first encounter of the season between LaLiga’s heavyweights, which is arguably the biggest and most anticipated game in club football on the planet.
Here Press Association Sport looks at some of the numbers surrounding this famous fixture.
239 – Sunday’s game will be the 239th between the two sides. Madrid have won 95 matches and Barcelona 93. There have been 50 draws.
📌 Camp Nou🔵🔴 #WeColorFootball🙌 A special mosaic for #ElClásico pic.twitter.com/wKlhoGzjzQ — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 25, 2018
26 – Lionel Messi is the all-time top scorer in El Clasico with 26 goals, but will be sidelined by injury on Sunday.
BREAKING: Barcelona announce Lionel Messi is expected to miss three weeks with a fracture in his right arm, ruling him out of next weekend's El Clasico. pic.twitter.com/DgrYxVzwIz — B/R Football (@brfootball) October 20, 2018
6 – Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for goals scored in consecutive El Clasico matches, finding the net in all six matches between the teams in 2012.
👟 With @Cristiano gone, there are BIG shoes to fill in @realmadriden's forward line. We look at the pretenders to the Portuguese's throne ahead of Sunday's #ElClasico pic.twitter.com/fJa7Mn8mjJ — beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) October 25, 2018
18 – In total Ronaldo has scored 18 goals against Barcelona in all competitions, matching Alfredo Di Stefano’s club record.
"Cristiano, Don Alfredo Di Stefano will always be the King" https://t.co/g1tfVz8fOr pic.twitter.com/MHzvWv1RAs — EDAFE MATTHEW ESEOGHENE (@ELEGBETE1) October 1, 2018
4 – Di Stefano still holds the record for consecutive wins as a manager, although victories in four straight games between 1983 and 1990 were spread over separate stints as manager.
10 – The largest margin of victory, Real Madrid beating Barcelona 11-1 in 1943 in the Copa del Rey.
⚽ #ElClásico is almost here and anything can happen. 🕶 Get ready at @audispain. #audi | #etron | @audifootball pic.twitter.com/3LQTJ7ICeF — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) October 26, 2018
7 – Barca’s biggest winning margin came courtesy of a 7-0 win in an exhibition match in 1913.
😎 Good morning Barça Fans!✅ #BarçaSevilla✅ #BarçaInter⚽️ Next challenge: #ElClásico🔵🔴 Força Barça! pic.twitter.com/d94cYkYdpH — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 25, 2018
2– Number of goals scored by Gareth Bale in the fixture.
💨 @GarethBale11 at @RealMadrid:🚩 200 matches⚽ 92 goals➡ 46 assists🏆 4 European Cups🏆 3 FIFA Club World Cups🏆 3 European Super Cups🏆 1 LaLiga title🏆 1 Copa del Rey🏆 1 Spanish Super Cup pic.twitter.com/oHHJzUEJqb — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) October 24, 2018
6 – There have been six red cards in the last eight matches.
2007 – The last time El Clasico did not feature either Messi or Ronaldo.
4 – Barcelona head into the fixture with a four-point lead over their rivals in LaLiga.
This is how the @LaLigaEN table looks ahead of #ElClasico!1. Barça, 5-3-1, 18pts2. Espanyol, 5-2-2, 17pts3. Alavés, 5-2-2, 17pts4. Sevilla, 5-1-3, 16pts5. Atlético, 4-4-1, 16pts6. Valladolid, 4-3-2, 15pts7. R. Madrid, 4-2-3, 14pts🔵🔴 #ForçaBarça 💪 pic.twitter.com/LyLZBG7Al1 — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 26, 2018
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