2014-15 La Liga FC Barcelona Vs Real Madrid ''El Clasico'' @ Nou Camp Sunday March 22,2015

 

With 11 games left, the Catalan club, who are at home, are one point clear of Real at the top of La Liga.

Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points
No movement 1	Barcelona	27	62	65
No movement 2	Real Madrid	27	53	64
No movement 3	Valencia	28	30	60
No movement 4	Atl Madrid	28	30	59
No movement 5	Sevilla	27	16	52

Real Madrid have won the last two Clasicos, and could make it three in a row for the first time since 1978.
However, Barcelona have not lost at home to their rivals while leading the league since 1929-30

FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has scored 17 La Liga goals in 2015, more than Real Madrid front trio Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo combined. They have scored five each

Lionel Messi King of the El Clasico

It is Lionel Messi who leads the way in the scoring charts in the history of one of the biggest fixtures in world football. The 27-year-old has struck 21 times in 29 meetings with Madrid, including two hat-tricks.

Cristiano Ronaldo is joint fourth on the all-time list, tied with Madrid legends Ferenc Puskas and Francisco Gento and Barca's Cesar Rodriguez with 14 goals in 22 Clasicos.

A third career hat-trick against Madrid for Messi would also see him reach 400 goals for Barca in all competitions.

Lionel Messi currently has 397 goals in 464 official games for the Blaugrana to go with his 45 strikes in 97 caps for Argentina.400-club beckons for Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo is edging closer to 500 career club goals as he has found the net 468 times with Madrid, Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon in 726 appearances

 FC Barcelona beats Real Madrid 2-1

The Nou Camp was an inferno, shrouded in gold, purple and blue with the 99,000 supporters in fearsome voice as the two superpowers of global football marched out on the pitch. 

It was a case of Cristiano Ronaldo winning his battle with Lionel Messi but Barcelona emerging victors in the war with Real Madrid after El Clasico at the Nou Camp on Sunday in Spain.

Goals from Jeremy Mathieu and Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a 2-1 win to move four points ahead of Madrid atop La Liga with 10 games remaining but it was only Ronaldo who got his name on the scoresheet, after a quieter display by Messi's imperious standards.

Mathieu (right) headed in to give Barcelona the lead after only 19 minutes against Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo (left) poked Real Madrid level after 31 minutes, completing a tremendous move

 

 Luis Suarez fires home the winner past Iker Casillas to send Barcelona on their way to victory