Barcelona and Real Madrid will resume their rivalry on Sunday, October 24 for Matchday 10 of 2021 La Liga at the Camp Nou. As always, this clash promises to be a highly competitive and entertaining event. If you don’t want to miss El Clásico and you live in the USA, you can watch it on ESPN+.
For this Clasico, it seems like Real Madrid are coming in a much better state of form than Barcelona, who have been struggling to play how they used to. It will be the first Clasico without Lionel Messi for the Catalans, and without Sergio Ramos for Madrid. However, that doesn’t mean it won’t be entertaining.
Many big names and superstars have written their names in the history of the derby. Being part of this game, which is considered one of the most important of every season, it’s the dream of many Barcelona and Real Madrid players. Here, check out who are the players with the most appearances.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Players with most appearances
The players with most appearances in El Clásico are also one of the most important names for each team: Lionel Messi for Barcelona and Sergio Ramos for Real Madrid. Both players have 45 appearances, three more than Xavi Hernández(Barça), Francisco Gento and Manuel Sanchís (Madrid).
When we talk about active players, Sergio Busquets has 40 appearances so far, and he can add one more on Sunday. Gerard Piqué is next with 37 games against Real Madrid, while Karim Benzema has played 36 times against Barcelona so far.
All three of them can extend their record if they play on Sunday at the Camp Nou. As always, the match will be very important, especially for Barcelona, who really need to gain confidence after a rocky start of the season. You can watch El Clásico on ESPN+.
