Who is better barcelona or real madrid: Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Head to Head Comparison

Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Head to Head Comparison

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94.9%	2. 07	Expected Goals (xG)	1.95	89.8%
97.96%	42.32	Challenges won, %	40.99	93.88%
11.22%	30.03	Team pressing	32. 07	26.53%
12.24%	98.61	Ball possessions, %	101.7	37.76%
7.14%	0.58	Passes average length	0.6	25. 51%

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Courtois vs. ter Stegen

Defender

Militao vs. Alba

Midfielder

Valverde vs. Busquets

Striker

Junior vs. Dias Belloli

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Celmi Camavinga

Ruediger

Militao

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Tchouameni

Ceballos Fernandez

Valverde

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Benzema

Asensio

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Alba

Alonso

Pique

Balde Martinez

Busquets

Paez Gavira

Gonzalez Lopez

Torres Garcia

Lewandowski

Dias Belloli

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Supersaves

1.91

1.68

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Currently Barcelona has a better 1vs1 performance index with 97. Real Madrid has 61 goals and Barcelona has a total of 53 goals. Our opinion is that currently Barcelona would win the match.

At the moment Real Madrid has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1095 interceptions and 48 blocks.

In Real Madrid the two top defensive players are Eder Militao and Aurelien Tchouameni.

In Barcelona the two top defenders are Sergio Busquets and Jules Kounde.

Based on this statistics we believe that Real Madrid has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. Barcelona has a PPV value of 0.44 and Real Madrid has a value of 0.4. Within the team of Barcelona Jordi Alba has a total value of 1.15 and in the team of Real Madrid the best player is Toni Kroos.

To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal. )

Real Madrid has scored in this season so far 61 goals and 35.05 shots on goal. Barcelona scored 53 and 35.89 shots on goal.

The two best players of Real Madrid are Karim Benzema with 14 goals and Vinicius Junior with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 17.52 and 7.65.

The two best players of Barcelona are Robert Lewandowski with 17 goals and Pedro Gonzalez Lopez with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 17.26 and 3.14.

Our opinion is that Real Madrid has the better offensive players than Barcelona.

Summary

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Barcelona is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.

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Real Madrid vs Barcelona: which is the best team in Spain?

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Heavyweight teams from Catalunya and the Spanish capital are arguably the most famous rivalry in international football, and they always put on a great show. Real Madrid vs Barcelona is on the verge of their 250th competitive El Clásico match, with little to choose between the two teams in terms of overall record. This article provides the best team in El Clássico.

The FC Barcelona and Real Madrid club crest on the first team home shirts without the La Liga logo on July 22, 2020, in Manchester, United Kingdom. Photo: Visionhaus
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With large budgets and a reputation for attracting world-class talent worldwide, their respective rosters have been stacked with match-winners. But, in a famous rivalry that dates back to 1929, who has had the upper hand? This article examines which is the best team in Spain.

Real Madrid’s profile summary

Full name: Real Madrid Football Club
Nickname: Los Blancos
Founded: 1902
Colours: White, Blue and Pink.
Federation: FIFA
Head coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Captain: Karim Benzema
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo (438 goals)
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 81,044
Instagram: @realmadrid (113 million followers as of 1 April 2022)
Twitter: @realmadriden (13. 7 million followers)
Networth: $4.75 billion

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Barcelona’s profile summary

Full name: Futbol Club Barcelona
Nickname: Blaugrana
Founded: 1899
Colours: Blue, Yellow, Red and White
Federation: FIFA
Head coach: Xavi
Captain: Sergio Busquets
Top scorer: Lionel Messi (709 goals)
Stadium: Camp Nou
Stadium Capacity: 99,354
Instagram: @fcbarcelona (107 million followers as of 1 April 2022)
Twitter: @FCBarcelona (40.8 million followers)
Networth: $4.76

Real Madrid vs Barcelona coaches

Carlo Ancelotti’s outstanding plan has helped Real Madrid dominate the 2021-22 La Liga season. He is an experienced head coach who returned to Real Madrid to help the squad recover from the terrible results under Zidane.

Since his first term as Real Madrid’s head coach (2013-2015), Ancelotti has a lousy record against Barcelona, who has changed several coaches, having lost four ‘Clasicos’ and winning only one at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

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Real Madrid vs Barcelona: head to head

The 249th competitive Clasico took place at Santiago Bernabeu in March 2022. However, Madrid and Barcelona had met 33 times in friendlies and other non-competitive matches. The sides’ total head-to-head record has been incredibly close, with Real, who has already reached a century of victories having the upper hand in competitive matches and Barca having the upper hand when exhibition games are factored in.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona titles

Real Madrid vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League titles, La Liga titles, and Copa Del Rey have been summarised below.

All-time head-to-head record in competitive games between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Source: UGC

As of the match on March 20, 2022, Real Madrid leads Barcelona in results of the head in competitive matches, with 100 wins to 97 draws. On the other hand, the Catalans lead Los Blancos in exhibition matches, with 19 victories to Madrid’s 4 with 10 draws, and in total matches, with 116 wins to Madrid’s 104 with 62 draws.

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Real Madrid vs Barcelona squads

Players of FC Barcelona line up for a team photo prior to the LaLiga Santander match against Los Blancos at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 20, 2022, in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Mateo Villalba
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This is the latest squad of FC Barcelona, including new signings in 2021/22.

Goalkeepers

Marc-André ter Stegen
Neto
Arnau Tenas

Defenders

Gerard Piqué
Ronald Araujo
Dani Alves
Clément Lenglet
Jordi Alba
Óscar Mingueza
Eric García

Midfielders

Sergio Busquets
Riqui Puig
Nico González
Pedri
Frenkie De Jong
Gavi

Forwards

Ousmane Dembélé
Memphis Depay
Adama Traoré
Martin Braithwaite
Luuk De Jong
Ferran Torres
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Real Madrid squad 2022

Los Blancos team lines up during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid and Club Brugge at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Photo: Manu Reino
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This is the latest Real Madrid squad in 2022, including new signings in 2021/22.

Goalkeepers

Thibaut Courtois
Lucas Cañizares
Diego Piñeiro
Luis Federico López Andúgar

Defenders

Éder Gabriel Militão
David Alaba
Jesús Vallejo
Marcelo
Dani Carvajal
Nacho
Ferland Mendy
Mario Gila
Pablo Ramon

Midfielders

Toni Kroos
Casemiro
Lucas Vazquez
Luka Modric
Daniel Ceballos
Eduardo Camavinga
Vinicius Júnior
Sergio Arribas Calvo
Antonio Blanco
Ivan Morante
Álvaro Fidalgo Fernández
Federico Valverde
Javier Munoz
Peter Federico Gonzalez Carmona
Eden Hazard
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Strikers

Mariano Díaz Mejía
Karim Benzema
Marco Asensio
Luka Jovic
Rodrygo
Juan Miguel Latasa
Ruben Sobrino
Oscar Aranda
Gareth Bale

Real Madrid vs Barcelona legends

Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-2 in a unique match featuring iconic players from both teams. Minutes, Alfonso Perez and Ruben de la Red scored for Los Blancos, while Ronaldinho and Jofre Mateu scored for the Catalans at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv.

Who has the most wins in El Clásico?

Vinicius Junior of Los Blancos and Ousmane Dembele of Barcelona compete for the ball during the La Liga match at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 20, 2022, in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Jose Breton
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Barcelona (116 wins) has won more El Classico matches than Real Madrid (104 wins). As of the 20 March 2022 match, Real Madrid leads in competitive matches with 100 wins to Barcelona’s 97 with 52 draws. Barcelona leads in exhibition matches with 19 victories to Los Blanco’s 4 with 10 draws and overall matches with 116 wins to Los Blanco’s 104 with 62 draws.

Competitive matches: Real Madrid – 100
Exhibition matches: Barcelona – 19
Total matches: Barcelona – 116
Most player appearances: Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos – 45 each
Top scorer: Lionel Messi – 26
Largest victory: Real Madrid 11–1 Barcelona Copa del Rey (19 June 1943)

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Is Real Madrid or Barcelona bigger?

As of March 2022, there are more Google searches on Barca than Real in the past 12 months. Real has had the upper hand over Barcelona since 1929, winning more La Liga titles, having a better average league position, winning more El Clasicos, and having a more renowned trophy cabinet.

The two clubs and their players now have unrivalled global support on social media. On the other hand, the Catalans have won four of the last six Real Madrid vs Barcelona matches and have finished ahead of Los Blancos for the past four seasons.

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Real Madrid or Barcelona? Comparison of teams

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Among the fans of the football game, the debate about who is better, Real Madrid or Barcelona, does not stop for a second? Both clubs are considered the strongest on the planet and have a rich history. In this article, we will compare two teams according to the following criteria:

Head-to-head statistics;
Titles;
Style of play;
Comparison of composition and leaders;
Popularity in social networks.

After that it will become known which team is better.

Barcelona – Real: statistics of personal meetings

The battle between Barça and Real Madrid is known throughout the world as El Clasico. In total, there were 238 such face-to-face confrontations.

	Games played	Real Madrid Victory	Barcelona Victory
La Liga (Spanish Championship)	179	75	71
Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey)	35	13	15
UEFA Champions League	8	3	2
Other competitions	21	8	7
Total	243	99	95

Other competitions include the Spanish Super Cup match (Supercopa de España and Spanish Super Cup).

In face-to-face duels in all competitions, the “royal club” looks stronger, although the “blue garnet” are only 3 matches behind their sworn enemy.

Real Madrid and Barcelona titles

Under Josep Guardiola, the Catalan team achieved great success, both domestically and internationally. However, big victories in the past allow the “creamy” to be above the opponent again.

Tournament	Titles Real Madrid	Barcelona titles
La Liga	35	26
Spanish Cup	19	31
Spanish Supercup	12	14
European Cup (Champions League)	14	5
UEFA Cup (Europa League)	2	0
UEFA Super Cup	5	5
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup	0	4
Club World Cup	4	3
Total	96	88

Galacticos boast 35 La Liga titles – a Spanish record. Barça have 9there are fewer victories in this tournament, although in the Copa del Rey they are ahead of Madrid with 31 trophies.

One of the main arguments that Real Madrid are better than Barcelona is the victory of the Madrid team in the most prestigious club competition in Europe. The main club of the capital of Spain won the UEFA Champions League as many as 14 times. This is an absolute record for today. The “creamy” won their first victories in the period from 1955 to 1960, when the legendary Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas were the main characters in the team.

The Catalan team has won the Champions League only 5 times in its history: once in the 20th century, and 4 times in the new millennium. Much of the credit for winning the Catalans 4 Champions League Cups in the new millennium belongs to Lionel Messi. We will talk about this legendary personality a little later.

Style of play

After the departure of Johan Cruyff, Barcelona continued to use total football, based on holding the ball, moving players often and quickly, and a huge number of passes. According to this scheme, the world-famous Catalan football academy, La Masia, is now training all the youth. Many players who have gone through the school of the academy are already successfully playing at the base of the “blue garnet”. “Tiki-taka”. This is the style of the current Barça.

The academy of the Madrid team cannot boast such an abundance of talent as Barcelona. Being one of the richest football clubs in the world, Real Madrid constantly spends “cosmic” amounts of money on the purchase of accomplished stars. The transfer policy of the club is not aimed at attracting players with a similar style of play. All the stars who came are individual in their own way, and it is difficult for coaches to make one whole out of them. In addition, coaches in Madrid change often, and each of them tries to implement his own tactics, which does not always bear fruit. As a result, all this led to the fact that for a long period of time the “creamy” did not develop a certain style of play.

Comparison of squads and main stars

El Clasico in the new millennium is unimaginable without the two football geniuses Messi and Ronaldo. These two “giants” made the confrontation “Barcelona” – “Real” colorful, intriguing and exciting. Both players are the leaders of their clubs, as well as top scorers.

Comparison of Cristiano and Lionel and the definition of the best of them, we have already carried out in this article. We recommend that you take a look at it. Overall, both players have won 5 Golden Balls in their entire careers. With the help of this award, you can most accurately determine the best, however, not fate: there is still equality.

Barcelona vs Real Madrid squad: 2017-2018 version

Goalkeepers:

A year ago, Keylor Navas played flawlessly in the galacticos goal frame, but now he is in decline. The club’s management is even looking for a replacement for the Costa Rican. Barça, on the contrary, can be proud of their goalkeeper. Ter Stegen is in great shape and is growing with every match. He is already on the list of the 10 best goalkeepers in the world, and is a worthy competitor to Manuel Neuer for a place at the heart of the German national team.

Defense:

The defensive lines of the clubs are almost equal in strength. Both teams use 4 players each in defense:

Real Madrid: Marcelo, Ramos, Varane, Carvajal;
Barcelona: Alba, Pique, Umtiti, Semedo.

Madrid have the best centre-backs Ramos and Marcelo, while the Catalans have Pique and Alba.

Midfield:

Since leaving Xavi, Barcelona’s midfield has been significantly weakened. Now Iniesta, Busquets and Rakitic play there. These are all high-class players, but the Creamy are perhaps stronger in midfield, as they have Casemiro, Kroos and Modric. This trio looks more confident than their opponents.

Attack:

Not so long ago, after the departure of Neymar to PSG, the powerful attacking trio of blue garnets, referred to as MSN, broke up. Messi and Suarez still play in the team, but Barca does not yet have a third partner of the same level. Both players will perform their functions perfectly, and regularly distinguish themselves by scoring goals.

No one left Real Madrid, but their attacking trio, BBC, has not sparkled with confidence lately. Bale has struggled to get back to his best form, Benzema is gradually ceasing to be a first-team player and Ronaldo has stopped scoring as often as he did a season ago.

Due to the instability of their strikers, the head coaches of the Spanish giants began to use tactical formations with two players more often.

In general, if we compare who is better in terms of teams, we can say that there is no winner in this regard. Both are approximately equal, only in some lines one is superior to the other and vice versa.

Who is more popular on social networks: Real Madrid or Barcelona?

Both clubs are the most popular on the Internet. They have millions of fans in various social networks (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook).

The popularity of the Florentino Perez team began to grow at a tremendous pace after the arrival of such eminent performers as Ronaldo, Bale, Kroos, Modric and others at the Santiago Bernabeu. In total, Madrid has more than 186 million subscribers in all of the above social networks.

Barça are also recognizable all over the world, primarily thanks to their stars. Messi, Iniesta, Pique, Suarez. These football players are mega-popular and many fans love to read all the news related to them. Catalans are slightly less in demand among users of the world’s leading social networks – 181 million.

Social network	Real	Barca
Twitter	28.6	26.9
Instagram	54.7	54
Facebook	103	100

Which team is better? The result of the comparison

Having assessed Barcelona and Real Madrid in many respects, the journalists of our site preferred the Royal Club. One of the most important factors in which the victory was awarded to Madrid was the UEFA Champions League. This title “creamy” won 12 times in its history. This speaks of the power and strength of the Madrid club. Not a single European team has managed to win the “big-eared” as many times as Real Madrid.

What users say

Many fans of the football game have also repeatedly tried to determine the strongest participant in the El Clasico battle. Everyone has their own opinion on this matter, as well as the editors of our portal. Some of these opinions are presented below.

Who is better in terms of titles: Real Madrid or Barça?

Real Madrid – champion of Spain. Four rounds before the end of the season, the “creamy” won the unconditional championship. Throughout the year, Madrid had no equal. Even legendary Barcelona are 16 points behind. The Catalans have clearly not had a good season, but have Barça always been so far away from Real Madrid?

Who has more titles?

The early title of the 2021/2022 season was the 35th in the history of the team – an absolute record in Spain. At the same time, the most successful years in this sense fell on the 60s. Then the “kings” became champions as many as eight times. Now the results are a little more modest, but there are reasons for that. In the 10s, Barcelona dominated , but now the blue garnet ends have given up the reins.

The confrontation between the two clubs is a favorite topic not only for Spanish fans, but also for fans around the world. At the same time, not everyone can discuss and analyze the game, but the trophies of each club are in the palm of your hand. Real Madrid won the 35th championship, while Barça in the history of the club became the first 26 times , 7 of which occurred in the last decade. In the confrontation “number of La Liga titles” beats “Real” without a chance – 1:0 .

In addition, both teams regularly participate in European competitions. The Catalans sensationally lost to Eintracht in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, while Real Madrid are already competing in the semi-finals of the Champions League. The Kings are waiting for the second leg with City, and then the final – the 16th in history. At the same time, Real Madrid 13 times became the strongest in the Champions League final, this is an absolute unshakable record. Barcelona won the Champions League 5 times in total . Real Madrid gain the lead – 2-0 in the virtual title competition.

But despite the Champions League, La Liga and other competitions, Real Madrid has always been weak in one competition. Throughout history, the team has won Copa del Rey only 19 times , while almost all the victories occurred at the beginning of the last century. At the same time, Barcelona0031 31 times lifted the King’s Cup over her head. Six of them in the last 10 years. The Catalans get the first point for King’s Cup , where they have no equal – 2:1 following the results of three tournaments.

Where the Copa del Rey is, so is Supercup , which often turns into another El Clasico. So in the Super Cup, the record for the number of victories belongs again to Barcelona – 13 times , while Real Madrid became the best only in 12 seasons. Barça gets one more point in the piggy bank – 2:2.

Of course, there are a number of competitions like the Club World Cup, the League Cup and even the Catalan Championship, but it is not entirely correct to compare the victories in these tournaments: some of them have been held for several seasons, and the caliber of others is too small to be placed next to the title La Liga and Champions League. At the same time, the importance of the presented tournaments can be assessed in different ways. Of course, winning the Super Bowl is less prestigious than a championship gold medal, but a trophy is a trophy.

The total number of trophies is now also equal: 96 against 96 in the club’s official history. Barcelona have already lost the chance to win at least one more trophy this season, but Real Madrid have a chance to become Champions League winners for the 14th time – the 97th trophy.

Is Karim more brilliant than Messi and Ronaldo?

After Real Madrid left the Portuguese super-scorer, the team suddenly began to score less. If the last 8 seasons with Ronaldo in the “creamy” made at least 100 goals, now 70 goals per season is happiness and a great result.

Having lost one thing, you always gain something else. No, Real Madrid didn’t buy any breakthrough striker, but blew up their reserves. So, Karim Benzema became the symbol of the new era of the Royal Club. The head coach of the team, Carlo Ancelotti, has always spoken positively about the football qualities of the striker, but for many years he was in the shadow of Krish. Now the Frenchman consistently scores more than 20 goals per season. For 34 matches, he managed to score 26 goals in the championship, in Barcelona now they cannot even dream of this. Blue Garnet Top Scorer – Memphis Depay with 10 goals.

But Karim alone won’t fill you up. Another blacksmith of Real Madrid’s effective attacks is Vinicius Junior . The Brazilian winger is 21 years old, he is already in his 4th season in Spain, but only now he is truly revealing himself. According to the goal + pass system, Vinicius has 23 points in La Liga, and Karim has 37! Benzema has appeared in all 10 Champions League matches this season, scoring 14 goals in the process. In the modern history of the tournament (since 1992) only three have scored as much or more: Cristiano Ronaldo (17), Lionel Messi (14) and Robert Lewandowski (15) .

If the dreams of the Madrid fans turn into reality, then Benzema will become the 7th Real Madrid player to win the Ballon d’Or. There are already such players in Barcelona 7 . In this sense, the clubs are almost even, so it is worth comparing the total number of Golden Balls: 11 for Real versus 13 for Barca.

Benzema’s Ballon d’Or theme becomes more relevant with every goal or double scored. At the same time, journalists often set conditions for Karim: “Win the championship – worthy of “ZM”, take the cup – worthy of “ZM”, score more than 10 in the Champions League – worthy of “ZM”. At the same time, Karim Benzema achieves each of these small achievements, as if hinting who is “the best football player in the world” here. Of course, in terms of individual awards, the Frenchman falls short of the mastodons Ronaldo and Messi, but does it always make sense to compare? All three players, just like Real Madrid and Barcelona, live their own lives, overcome various difficulties, while simultaneously fulfilling a more global mission – popularizing the best ball game.