Few of the 26 Leagues that appear in the palmares of the first football team of FC Barcelona have been resolved in favor of the Catalan team after a side by side with Madrid thanks to a victory at the Camp Nou. When the League was played With the whites, phenomena such as strange penalties, expulsions, Cruyff sanctions or even a Barcelona player died and the Clásico was not postponed. Yes, just like that was so. Literally, not a figure of speech. It happened in the 1967-68 League. the uruguayan Julio Cesar Benitez He died on Saturday, April 6, one day before the Clásico at the Camp Nou that LaLiga was going to say and that he was not suspended: he was only delayed 24 hours to be able to bury the player in Les Corts. Hence, as they say, cross the street and play.
So things, the Barcelona-Madrid of the League in the final stretch of the championship, like the one that will be played this Sunday, who have decided the title in favor of Barcelona are rare. These are some of the cases in which a Clásico sealed the title in favor of Barcelona, with special attention to those that were played in the final stretch of the calendar, taking into account that in recent years the Clásico has almost always been played in Madrid in the Second round.
1
1944-45: Barcelona, 5 Madrid, 0
Pepe Samitier’s League
Day 21 (of 26)
25 / 03 / 1945
FC BARCELONA: Quique Martin; Calvet, Benito; Elías, Gonzalvo III, Gonzalvo II; Valle, Sans, school, César, Sans
REAL MADRID: Bañon; Corona, Querejeta; Rafa, Alsúa, Huete; Ipiña, Berridi, Vidal, Barinaga, Pruden
GOALS: 1-0, César, 41′; 2-0, Cesar, 46′; 3-0, Bravo, 52′; 4-0, Escolà, 77′; 5-0, Gonzalvo III, 86′
REFEREE: Gojenuri (Bizkaia)
final classification: 39 Barcelona, 38 Madrid.
Barcelona, with Pepe Samitier on the bench, left the second League in its history on trial with a resounding 5-0 against Madrid in Les Corts, one of the four that has entered it throughout its history. The azulgrana team took a three-point lead with five days to go. He ended up being champion by one point.
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1948-49: Barcelona, 3 Madrid, 1
For the Golden Wedding League
Day 15 (of 26)
9 / 01 / 1949
FC BARCELONA: Velasco; Follow, Short, Calvet; Calo, Gonzalo II; Basora, Florencio, César, Nicolau, Navarro
REAL MADRID: Adauto; Clemente, Marcet, Olmedo; Narro, Miguel Munoz; Ipiña, Arsuaga, Macala, Pahiño, Barinaga
GOALS: 0-1, Pahino, 9′; 1-1, Cesar, 28′; 2-1. Basra, 56′; 3-1, Cesar, 61′
REFEREE: José María Zoilo Rivero Lecuona (Gipuzkoa)
final classification: Barça 37, Valencia 35, Madrid and Atlético, 34
Barcelona’s triumph in the Clásico was decisive to win the title, despite the fact that the runner-up was Valencia. Winning in Les Corts, Madrid would have been champions, with 36 points, one more than Barcelona and Valencia. In fact, after that Clásico, the leader was Atlético, with 22 points. Madrid had 21 (winning would have kept the lead), Barcelona 20 and Valencia 19.
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1951-52: Barcelona, 4 Madrid, 2
The Barça of the Five Cups
Day 25 (of 30). 2 / 03 / 1952
FC BARCELONA: Velasco; Seguer, Biosca, Martín; Bosch, Gonzalo III; Basora, César, Kubala, Vila, Manchón
REAL MADRID: Alonso; Navarro, Alonso, Oliva; Roque Olsen, Miguel Muñoz; Zarraga, Arsuaga, Joseíto, Molowny, Pahiño
GOALS: 1-0, Villa, 13′; 1-1, Roque Olsen, 33′; 2-1, Cesar, 36′; 2-2, Arsuaga, 39′; 3-2, Cesar, 56′; 4-2, Cesar, 74′
REFEREE: Rivero Lekuona (Gipuzkoa)
final classification: Barça 43, Athletic, 40, Madrid, 38
The ‘Barça de les Cinco Copes’ channeled his league title on matchday 25, beating Real Madrid 4-2 in an intense match and with a hat trick from César, while Kubala was ill, although he played. Barça took the lead and did not let go.
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1952-53: Barça, 1 R. Madrid, 0
very valuable win
Day 26 (of 30). 5/4/53
FC BARCELONA: Velasco; Seguer, Biosca, Segarra; Floats, Bosch; Basora, César, Kubala, Moreno, Manchón
REAL MADRID: Alonso; Navarro, Lesmes II, Oliva; Roque Olsen, Olmedo; Zarraga, Miguel Muñoz, Molowny, Joseíto, Pahiño
GOALS: 1-0, Moreno, 15’
REFEREE: Manuel Asensi Martin (Valencia). He sent off Oliva (Madrid) and Kubala (Barça) after 20 minutes
final classification: Barça 42, Valencia 40, Madrid, 39
Four days from the end, Barcelona left a Madrid almost out of action who finished third, although winning this game would have been champion. After this day, four minutes from the end, Valencia was the leader and favourite.
5
1958-59: Barcelona, 4 Madrid, 0
HH’s Barça stops Madrid from Di Stéfano
Day 7 (of 30). 26 / 10 / 58
FC BARCELONA: Bouquets; Olivella, Rodri, Gracia; Floats, Segarra; Tejada, Kubala, Evatisto, Suárez, Czibor
REAL MADRID: Alonso; Marquitos, Lesmes, Santamaría; Zàrraga, Santisteban; Kopa, Di Stéfano, Rial, Puskas, Gento
GOALS: 1-0, Evaristo, 22′; 2-0, Evaristo, 68′; 3-0, Evaristo, 70′; 4-0, Tejada, 84′
REFEREE: Felix Birigay Nieva (Bizkaia). He sent off Czibor and Santamaría in the 74th minute
final classification: Barcelona 51, Madrid 47
Other resounding victory at Camp Nou, but in the first days. Evaristo’s ‘Hat trick’ and the first of the two HH Leagues, in a sensational season for Barcelona, which managed to stop Di Stéfano’s Madrid.
6
1959-60: Barcelona, 3 Madrid, 1
The Classic that decided a League
Day 26 (of 30). 20 / 03 / 60
FC BARCELONA: Bouquets; Olivella, Rodri, Gracia; Vergés, Segarra; Coll, Villaverde, Eulogio Martínez, Suarez, Kocsis
REAL MADRID: Dominguez; Marquitos, Miche, Santamaria: Ruiz, Vidal; Herrera, Di Stéfano, Puskas, Pepillo, Gento
GOALS: 1-0, Kocsis, 50′; 1-1, Di Stefano, 58′; 2-1, Eulogio Martinez, 60′; 3-1, Villaverde, 62′
REFEREE: José González Echeverría (Gipuzkoa)
final classification: Barça 46, Madrid 46
Tied on points at the end of the championship. The victory of Helenio Herrera’s Barcelona four days from the end, therefore, was decisive. The azulgrana team tied for the lead and then kept the lead, by coefficient (divide goals for by goals against). Both teams won the four subsequent games and held the duel until the end.
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1998-99: Barcelona, 3 Madrid, 0
Barça picks up Madrid
Day 22 (of 38). 14 / 02 / 99
FC BARCELONA:Hesp; Abelardo, Frank de Boer, Sergi (Roger, 87′); Luis Enrique (Òscar, 86′), Guardiola, Ronald de Boer, Cocu; Figo, Kluivert, Rivaldo
REAL MADRID: Contreras; Panucci, Sanchís (Karembeu, 77′), Iván Campo, Roberto Carlos; Seedorf, Hierro, Jarni; Raúl, Morientes (Savio, 46′), Mijatovic (Guti, 46′)
GOALS: 1-0, Luis Enrique, 4′; 2-0, Luis Enrique, 36; 3-0, Rivaldo, 80′
REFEREE: Iturralde Gonzalez (Bizkaia). Yellow cards to Figo, Cocu, Rivaldo, Luis Enrique, Sanchis and Jarni. Red to Robert Charles
final classification: Barcelona, 79 Madrid, 68
It was not a definitive Clásico, because there was still a lot of League ahead, but with their undeniable victory, Van Gaal’s Barcelona consolidated the leadership (Madrid was three points behind before the game and finished six) and shot towards his second consecutive title.
8
2008-09: Barcelona, 2 Madrid, 0
Messi’s programmed hunt
Day 15 of 38. 13 / 12 / 2008
FC BARCELONA: Victor Valdes; Alves, Puyol, Marquez, Abidal; Xavi (Keita, 89′), Touré Yaya, Gudjohnsen (Sergio Busquets, 63′); Messi, Eto’o (Hleb, 87′), Henry
REAL MADRID: Boxes; Michel Salgado, Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro, Metzelder; Drenthe, Gago, Guti (Javi García, 72′), Sneijder (Lever, 36′); Raul, Higuain (Van der Vaart, 76′)
GOALS: 1-0, Eto’o, 83′; 2-0, Messi, 90’+1
REFEREE: Medina Cantalejo (Andalusia). Casillas, Ramos, Salgado, Metzelder and Drenthe cards for Madrid and Márquez, Eto’o and Messi for Barcelona
final classification: Barcelona 87, Madrid 78
Guardiola’s Barcelona culminated a great start beating the Madrid of Juande Ramos, who ordered something as miserable as a violent marking and staggered, in turns, over Messi. First he hit one. Then another. And so on. It is the day that Messi emulated with Cannavaro the mythical play Maradona-Juan José.
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2009-10: Barcelona, 1 Madrid, 0
Ibra decide
Day 12 of 38. 29 / 11 / 2009
FC BARCELONA: Víctor Valdés; Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Abidal; Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Keita (Touré Yaya, 65′); Messi, Henry (Ibrahimovic, 50′), Iniesta
REAL MADRID: Boxes; Sergio Ramos, Albiol, Pepe, Arbeloa (Raúl, 73′); Lass Diarra, Xabi Alonso, Kaka, Marcelo; Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo (Benzema, 65′)
GOL: 1-0, Ibrahimovic, 56’
REFEREE: Undiano Mallenco (Navarra). Yellow cards to Sergio Busquets (2), Albiol, Pepe, Arbeloa, Macelo and Lass Diarra (2). Rojas to Sergio Busquets and Lass Diarra.
final classification: Barça 99, Madrid 96
decisive triumph, thanks to a goal from Ibrahimovicin the first part of the season against Pellegrini’s Madrid.
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2010-11: Barcelona, 5 Madrid, 0
The mother of all beatings
Day 13 (of 38). 29 / 11 / 2010
FC BARCELONA: Victor Valdes; Alvez, Piqué, Puyol, Abidal; Xavi (Keita, 86′), Sergio Busquets, Iniesta; Villa (Bojan, 76′), Messi, Pedro (Jeffren, 86′)
REAL MADRID: Boxes; Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo (Arbeloa, 69′); Khedira, Xabi Alonso, Ozil (Lass Diarra, 46′); Di Maria, Banzema, Cristiano Ronaldo
GOALS: 1-0, Xavi, 9′; 2-0, Pedro, 17′; 3-0, Villa, 54′; 4-0, Villa, 56′; 5-0, Jeffren, 88′
REFEREE: Iturralde González (Bizkaia). Cards to Xavi, Villa and Messi for Barcelona. For Madrid, attention: yellow cards for Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo, Xabi Alonso, Khedira and Cristiano Ronaldo. Direct red to Sergio Ramos
final classification: Barça 96, Real Madrid 92
The mother of all beatings. The Barcelona he overwhelmed Madrid in every way possible. Ahead, still 25 days. But few doubted who was going to win the League after that exhibition, with Sergio Ramos losing all his roles at the end, with a multiple assault on Messi and another on Puyol.
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2014-15: Barcelona, 2 Madrid, 1
Golden goals from Mathieu and Suárez
Day 28 (of 38). 22 / 03 / 2015
FC BARCELONA: Claudio Bravo; Alves, Piqué, Mathieu, Jordi Alba; Rakitic (Sergio Busquets, 75′), Mascherano, Iniesta (Xavi, 79′); Messi, Suárez, Neymar (Rafinha, 84′)
REAL MADRID: Boxes; Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe (Varane, 72′), Marcelo; Isco (Jesé, 79′), Kroos, Modric (Lucas Silva, 88′); Bale, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo
GOALS: 1-0, Mathieu, 18′; 1-1, Cristiano Ronaldo, 30′; 2-1, Suarez, 55′)
REFEREE: Mateu Lahoz (Valencia). Cards to Pepe (21′), Suárez (27′), Alba (37′), Ramos (44′), Carvajal (47′), Modric (51′), Mascherano (61′), Isco (63′), Iniesta (64′) and Alves (70′)
final classification: Barça 94, Madrid, 92
The Barca left Madrid four points with ten games to play, but with the ‘goal-average’ against after having lost in the first round at the Bernabéu 3-1. The advantage was enough, but stone had to be broken until the last minute of that League, which Barcelona won at the Calderón.
OTHER HISTORICAL CLASSICS
Guardiola’s team had the custom of sentencing the Leagues at the Bernabéu, since he normally played in Madrid in the second round: the tear of 2-6 in 2008-09, 0-2 in 2009-10 and 1-1 enough in 2010-11. The only time that in the Guardiola periodthe Classic was played at the Camp Nou in the second round (2011-12) Madrid won 1-3 and, ultimately, the title.
In the 2015-16 the Barça of Luis Enrique also lost at the Camp Nou in the second round (1-2), but ended up winning the title in an agonizing way despite a Madrid comeback.
Y, in the 2018-19 seasonValverde’s Barça once again abused Madrid, in a 5-1 without Messi that led to the dismissal of Lopetegui. What happens is that that triumph in the end it was not decisive, because the second in the league table was Atlético.
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