Barcelona vs Real Madrid, El Clasico: Look back at last five Clasicos

Real Madrid 3-4 Barcelona (March 23, 2014)

In a game of three penalties and a red card, a Messi hat-trick got Barcelona the win after Sergio Ramos saw red. Los Blancos led twice after Andres Iniesta opened the scoring with Karim Benzema bagging a brace but the Argentine drew his team level before getting the winner six minutes from time.

The game also saw a massive record being established with Messi becoming the all-time top scorer in Clasicos surpassing Real Madrid’s late legend Alfredo Di Stefano. Additionally, Real entered the big derby with 17 straight home wins – much like right now where they are going into the Clasico on Saturday with an overall unbeaten streak of 32 games.

Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona (October 25, 2014)

Imagine being a high profile signing and making your debut in one of the most heated and most watched rivalries in football. That was the case for Luis Suarez after he returned from his four-month ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup in Brazil. And he quickly made himself count after providing an assist for Neymar who gave Barca the lead in just the fourth minute.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo equalised soon enough from the spot before a Pepe header gave the Whites the lead and Benzema rounded off a brilliant counter attack to extend the advantage just after the hour mark.

The convincing win took Real Madrid’s goalscoring tally to 33 goals in just nine games and handed Barcelona their first defeat of the season.

Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid (March 22, 2015)

Just one point separated the two giants going into the game. A bitter pill to swallow for Real Madrid when they were four points ahead eight games back. And after 90 minutes, that gap to bridge got even bigger with the Cules celebrating at the Camp Nou post a 2-1 win.

Jeremy Mathieu’s glancing header off a Messi free kick gave the hosts the lead in the 19th minute. It further established Real’s growing worries in handling aerial deliveries.

Ronaldo drew things level after the half hour mark when a sublime Benzema back-heel assist was convert by the Portuguese past Claudio Bravo.

Barcelona took the lead and the eventual winner when Dani Alves delivered a long ball for Suarez who controlled the ball beautifully to score into the bottom left corner past Iker Casillas.

Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (November 21, 2015)

In sharp contrast to the previous Clasicos on this list, this particular Clasico had been all Barcelona. A Suarez brace alongside goals from Neymar and Iniesta, gave the visitors all three points and Madrid’s miserable night was complete when Isco was sent off in the closing stages.

The win for Barcelona moved them six points clear at the top with Rafa Benitez suffering his first loss as new Real manager. It also brought to end Real’s winning home streak that had stretched to 23 games.

Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (April 2, 2016)

A late Ronaldo goal proved to be the difference after Real Madrid drew back from 1-0 down to a Gerard Pique goal. Benzema scored just after the hour mark to draw parity.

Later, despite being down to ten men with Ramos picking up a second yellow card, Real Madrid somehow eked out a winner with Ronaldo grabbing that all important goal five minutes from time.

The win ended Barcelona’s run of 39 matches and gave Zidane a perfect start to his managerial career in front of the arch enemy.