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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi – Spotlight will be on the two of the greatest footballers of all time this weekend at the El Clasico×Proofread Well the biggest game in the world of club football is on the horizon. A titanic clash between the biggest clubs in the world is just hours away. Real Madrid and Barcelona will go head to head in the iconic Santiago Bernabeu. El Clasico or El Clàssic, as it is known in Catalonia.Classico just like its name has always been a high intensity fixture as the best footballers in the world get into a war for the eternal footballing supremacy in Spain. Tons of goals have been scored in this fixture over the years. So here is a list of all-time leading scorers in this greatest of great fixture.
#5 Cristiano Ronaldo - 14 goals
Technically, he is 7th on the list due to tied fourth spot adorned by the legends. But he is the only active participant in this fixture from Real Madrid and only other apart from Lionel Messi.
He may very well storm into the second spot if he continues the form, which he has displayed this season. 30 goals in 24 La Liga games, that speaks all for the Portugal captain.
#4 Francisco Gento, Csar Rodrguez lvarez and Ferenc Pusks - 14 goals
For the fourth spot there is a tie between three El Clasico legends. Real Madrid’s famed duo of Francisco Gento and Ferenc Puskás and Barcelona’s legendary forward César Rodríguez Álvarez. All three of them have been the showstoppers in this fixture. The mere mention of their will give any ardent football fan goosebumps.
Puskas and Gento were part of the famed troika with had Alfredo Di Stefano in the late 50s and early 60s, which made Real Madrid the best team in Europe for almost a decade.
César Rodríguez Álvarez was part of Barcelona’s pre-war Golden generation. He five Liga titles with La Blaugrana and was their highest scorer with 232 goals for almost six decades.
Too much class in a single slide. Now you know why they call it ‘El Clasico’.
#3 Ral - 15 goals
Los Blancos legend was the focal point of the Los Galacticos at the turn of millennium. A local lad coming through the ranks from Real Madrid’s academy. He epitomised the club’s ethos and values.
He is third on the list and may have broke Di Stefano’s recorded earlier than Messi but the advent of Cristiano Ronaldo prevented him from doing so.
#2 Alfredo Di Stfano - 18 goals
One of the greatest footballers of all-time, Di Stéfano needs no introduction. When players like Pele, Eusebio and John Charles say that he is ‘the most complete footballer’ they have ever seen it is end of discussion.
The Argentine legend was the leading scorer in this fixture till 2011-12 season when his compatriot Lionel Messi broke his long-standing record of 18 goals.
#1 Lionel Messi - 21 goals
The Argentine wizard leads the way in this illustrious list with a clear lead over all the greats who have graced this fixture. The Catalan bred attacker has been thorn in Real Madrid’s flesh for almost a decade now. He seems to relish this game more than any other big money games as it is befitting to the player of his stature.
The way Barcelona are playing at the moment it would be foolish if you think La Pulga won’t add more to his tally, especially when the likes of Neymar and Luis Suarez by his side.
