Arguably the biggest derby on Earth, El Clasico has seen a number of world-renowned superstars taking part in it, donning Barcelona or Real Madrid colors – or both. This weekend, itwill be the turn fornew faces to take the spotlight in the most important game in Spanish soccer.
Camp Nou will be home to a new edition of the derby between lifelong rivals Cules and Merengues, and you can watch it in the US via ESPN+. Lionel Messi may not play this time, but the game won’t be lacking in superstars.
The list of players who have shone in these clashes and brought even more attractiveness to the derby is endless, but there’s only one guy who went down in the history books as the youngest scorer.
The youngest scorer in Barcelona vs. Real Madrid
These kinds of games are not for everyone, and people usually consider the more experienced players should take part in it. However, some youngsters have proven to be up to the challenge, like Messi early in his career.
But there’s one guy who achieved an amazing feat when he was just a teenage.Alfonso Navarro is the youngest scorer in the history ofEl Clasico due to his goal in the game played on March 30, 1947, scoringat the age of17 years and356 days.
Barca wonderkid Ansu Fati came close to breaking his record, scoring at the age of 17 yearsand 359 days. Although he had to settle with being the second youngest scorer, he’ll try to keep on writing history on Sunday, in a game to be broadcast by ESPN+ in the US.
