Barcelona Vs Real Madrid has always been a very special game in the football world,
it is called the el clasico and it is one of the worlds most watched football game with over 200million+ people tuning on their tv screens alone.
This footbal match is highly anticipated by prople watcing football with supporters from both ends.
In the el classico we have seen some football legends play and outperform, we have also seen some football rivals play against each other in this prestigous game.
Messi has a very good past and history against Real Madrid.
In his 45 previous meetings with Real as a Barca player, Messi scored 26 times and provided 14 assists.
He was on the winning side in 19 of those 45 games, losing 15 and drawing 11.
Messi has never been sent off against Real but he has picked up 14 yellow cards in Classicos.
The date was November 19, 2005 when Messi faced Real for the first time.
He made an instant impact too, assisting Samuel Eto’o in a 3-0 win at the Bernabeu.
Messi’s first goal against Real came two years later when he scored a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw at the Nou Camp,
That was not his only Clasico hat-trick. Fast forward to March 2014 when another trio of Messi goals helped Barca win 4-3 at the Bernabau.
His most famous ever Bernabeu goal probably came in 2017 when he scored a late winner before holding up his shirt in front of the home fans.
Most of Messi’s Clasico appearances came in La Liga – 29 in total.
But Tuesday’s game will not be the first time he has faced Real in the Champions League.
In fact one of Messi’s most famous goals ever came in the UCl against Real.
Back in 2011, Barca beat REal 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of th European Cup
after messi bagged a brilliant brace in the first leg in Madrid.
Messi’s final goal against Real in the colors of Barca came in May 2018 in a 2-2 draw.
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