Real Madrid vs Barcelona Head-to-Head Record
El Clásico is the biggest club fixture in world football. Real Madrid and Barcelona have contested it since 1902, and after 265 competitive meetings the balance is almost perfectly even — Real Madrid lead by a single win. This page is the complete Real Madrid vs Barcelona head to head (H2H) record: every meeting, the all-time tally, top scorers, biggest wins, iconic matches, the last five meetings and the next fixture.
First meeting: 13 May 1902, Barcelona 3–1 Real Madrid (Copa de la Coronación, Madrid). Latest meeting: 25 October 2026, Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid (La Liga, Camp Nou) — Kylian Mbappé scored both goals for Real Madrid, the winner in the 87th minute.
All-Time Real Madrid vs Barcelona H2H Record
All figures below are competitive meetings only, verified against Wikipedia’s El Clásico record and SportsAdda’s head-to-head page, correct as of the latest meeting on 25 October 2026. Friendly and exhibition games are not counted — Barcelona lead those heavily, which is why some sources quote different totals.
| Stat | Real Madrid | Draws | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total meetings | 265 | ||
| Wins | 107 | 52 draws | 106 |
| Goals scored | 446 | — | 442 |
Real Madrid went into the October 2026 Clásico level with Barcelona on 106 wins each, so Mbappé’s late winner put Madrid back in front — by one win, after more than a century of meetings. The last drawn Clásico in a competitive match was the 0–0 at Camp Nou on 18 December 2019; every one of the 22 Clásicos since has produced a winner.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona H2H by Competition
| Competition | Meetings | Real Madrid wins | Draws | Barcelona wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | 193 | 81 | 35 | 77 |
| Copa del Rey | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 |
| Supercopa de España | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
| UEFA Champions League | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Copa de la Liga | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Copa de la Coronación | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Real Madrid’s lead comes from La Liga, where they have won 81 of 193 meetings to Barcelona’s 77. Barcelona are ahead in the cups: they lead the Copa del Rey meetings 17–13, including the 2025 final, which they won 3–2 after extra time. In the Champions League the clubs have met only eight times — three Real Madrid wins, two Barcelona wins, three draws.
Top Scorers in Real Madrid vs Barcelona Fixtures
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 26 |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 18 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 18 |
| Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 16 |
| Raúl | Real Madrid | 15 |
| César Rodríguez | Barcelona | 14 |
Lionel Messi is the fixture’s all-time top scorer with 26 goals in 45 Clásicos — 18 in La Liga, six in the Supercopa and two in the Champions League. Alfredo Di Stéfano and Cristiano Ronaldo share second place on 18 each. The leading scorer among current players is Kylian Mbappé, who has eight Clásico goals in his first seven appearances against Barcelona, including a hat-trick in May 2025.
Biggest Wins in the Fixture
- Real Madrid 11–1 Barcelona — 13 June 1943, Copa del Generalísimo semi-final second leg. The biggest win in the fixture’s history; Barcelona had won the first leg 3–0 and were 8–0 down by half-time in the return.
- Barcelona 7–2 Real Madrid — September 1950, La Liga. Barcelona’s biggest win in the fixture.
- Barcelona 6–2 Real Madrid — 2 May 2009, La Liga, Santiago Bernabéu. Pep Guardiola’s side humiliated the champions at their own ground on the way to the treble.
- Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid — 29 November 2010, La Liga, Camp Nou. José Mourinho’s first Clásico as Real Madrid coach ended in a famous rout.
- Barcelona 5–2 Real Madrid — 12 January 2025, Supercopa de España final. Barcelona’s biggest win in the fixture this century in a final.
5 Iconic Real Madrid vs Barcelona Matches
- Real Madrid 11–1 Barcelona, 13 June 1943 — The most lopsided result in Clásico history. Barcelona arrived at the Bernabéu 3–0 up from the first leg of the cup semi-final and left humiliated, 8–0 down by half-time.
- Real Madrid 0–3 Barcelona, 19 November 2005 — Ronaldinho produced one of the great individual Clásico performances, scoring twice — and the Bernabéu crowd rose to applaud him. Only the second Barcelona player ever to receive a standing ovation at the Bernabéu.
- Real Madrid 2–6 Barcelona, 2 May 2009 — Guardiola’s Barcelona tore Real Madrid apart at the Bernabéu, with Messi, Henry and Puyol among the scorers, on the way to a historic treble.
- Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid, 29 November 2010 — Xavi, Pedro, Villa (twice) and Jeffrén scored in a 5–0 demolition of Mourinho’s Madrid. Gerard Piqué’s five-fingered salute to the crowd became the image of the night.
- Real Madrid 2–3 Barcelona, 23 April 2017 — Messi scored a 92nd-minute winner at the Bernabéu, his second of the night, then held his shirt up to the Madrid crowd. One of the most famous images in Clásico history.
Last 5 Real Madrid vs Barcelona Meetings
| Date | Competition | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 October 2026 | La Liga | Camp Nou | Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid |
| 10 May 2026 | La Liga | Camp Nou | Barcelona 2–0 Real Madrid |
| 11 January 2026 | Supercopa de España final | Jeddah | Real Madrid 2–3 Barcelona |
| 26 October 2025 | La Liga | Santiago Bernabéu | Real Madrid 2–1 Barcelona |
| 11 May 2025 | La Liga | Camp Nou | Barcelona 4–3 Real Madrid |
Barcelona won six of the eight Clásicos played since the start of the 2024–25 season, but Real Madrid have won two of the last three — including the most recent meeting on 25 October 2026, when Mbappé’s double ended Barcelona’s perfect start to the 2026–27 league season. No Clásico has ended in a draw since December 2019.
Next Real Madrid vs Barcelona Fixture
Real Madrid vs Barcelona — Sunday 9 May 2027, La Liga, Santiago Bernabéu.
Current form (as of 9 November 2026, after 12 La Liga matchdays): Barcelona top the table on 33 points (11 wins, 0 draws, 1 defeat; 48 goals scored, 13 conceded), three points clear of Real Madrid in second on 30 points (10 wins, 0 draws, 2 defeats; 31 scored, 10 conceded). Barcelona’s only league defeat this season is the Clásico loss to Real Madrid on 25 October; they bounced back with a 2–1 win at Atlético Madrid on 8 November. Real Madrid have won their last five league games, including a 3–0 win over Valencia on 7 November, and have the best defensive record in the league.
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