"El Clasico" matches not only heat up the hearts of Madrid's "Real" or "Barcelona" team's fans. The exceptional match receives a lot of attention from all over the world and players who have excelled during it end up in headlines. Over the years, countless talents have participated in "El Clasico" meetings, but which players have scored the most goals? At the top of the list is the only footballer who will also participate in today's match - Lionel Messi, with 26 goals to his name. The Argentine significantly outperforms his closest competitors, leaving Cristiano Ronaldo and Alfredo Di Stefano behind. The players who scored the most goals in "El Clasico" are: Ferenc Puskas (Madrid's "Real") - 14, Francisco Gento (Madrid's "Real") - 14, Cesar Rodriguez ("Barcelona") - 14, Raul (Madrid's "Real") - 15, Alfredo Di Stefano (Madrid's "Real") - 18, Cristiano Ronaldo (Madrid's "Real") - 18, Lionel Messi ("Barcelona") - 26.
ON THIS DAY 9 YEARS AGO: Cristiano Ronaldo scored one of the GREATEST headers of all time against FC Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey FINAL. 🔥🐐 A header in extra time to win his first ever trophy with Real Madrid. 👏 pic.twitter.com/nJcgmhaJYL - The CR7 Timeline. (@TimelineCR7) April 20, 2020
Of course Lionel Messi's first ever hat-trick was against Real Madrid 🐐#ElClasico pic.twitter.com/eFvUUraf7h - Goal (@goal) March 1, 2020