How Barcelona could make Clasico history in La Liga showdown with Real Madrid this weekend
Published 08/05/2026 at 10:39 GMT+1
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Barcelona moved to the brink of a second successive La Liga title with a dramatic 2-1 win away to Osasuna last weekend thanks to late goals from Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.
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That result means the Blaugrana are 11 points clear of Real Madrid - who beat Espanyol 2-0 on Sunday - with just four matches to play.
The next game is the only one that will be on the minds of Barcelona's players, though. They host Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday night in a Clasico that could be among the most memorable of all time.
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Real Madrid, of course, will be motivated to at least postpone that celebration and give their supporters something to cheer at the end of a disappointing, trophy-less season which has seen explosive internal arguments.
Since La Liga was founded in 1929, 97 years ago, the title has never been confirmed during an El Clasico.
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There have, however, been some seismic wins in the derby late in the season that all but sealed top spot.
Jude Bellingham scored a late winner to give Real Madrid a 3-2 win at the Bernabeu in April 2024, which took Los Blancos 11 points clear.
Twelve years earlier, Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid won 2-1 at Camp Nou in April as Cristiano Ronaldo got the decisive goal to send his side seven points clear with four games remaining.
There was La Liga drama in 2017, too, when Lionel Messi scored a last-minute winner at the Bernabeu in a 3-2 win in April, although Real Madrid went on to win the title that season.
Away from La Liga, the two teams have met in UEFA Champions League knockout ties, memorably in an ill-tempered semi-final in 2011 that finished 3-1 on aggregate to Barcelona.
There have been several Copa del Rey final Clasicos, too: the first was in 1936, which Madrid won 2-1 before the tournament was suspended for two years because of the Spanish Civil War.
Barcelona got their long-awaited revenge over three decades later, winning 1-0 in the 1968 final. Then came a 4-0 win for Real Madrid in 1974, a 2-1 victory for Barcelona in 1983 and a 2-0 win for the Catalans in 1990.
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In the modern era, Ronaldo's extra-time goal gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win in the 2011 Copa del Rey final. Three years later, Gareth Bale scored a memorable winner after leaving the field of play to sprint beyond Marc Bartra and prod home.
Barcelona were the winners of the most recent Copa del Rey final Clasico, beating Real Madrid 3-2 in Seville thanks to an extra-time winner from Jules Kounde.
A repeat of that result this weekend would spark wild celebrations in the streets of Barcelona.
The Blaugrana would go 14 points clear of Real Madrid with a win and could still break the record for the biggest title-winning margin in La Liga history, which is currently 15 points, set in 2012/13.
Four wins from their final four games would also see Barcelona reach 100 points and match the record total.
If that happens, Barcelona would break the record for the most wins in a La Liga season, too, with 33.
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