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Real Madrid are one of the most successful clubs in European football. They have won a record 13 UEFA Champions League and 34 La Liga titles, among several others. They are one of three clubs that have never been relegated from the Spanish top flight.
Considering their rich history and pedigree, several fine players have turned up for the club over the years. Los Blancos have traditionally been renowned for their breathtaking attacking football, which means they often concede goals by committing too many men up front.
Many top teams have taken advantage of that. A few players, over the years, have been the bane of Los Blancos, punishing them for their defensive frailties. On that note, here's a look at the five players with the most goals against Real Madrid:
#5 Guillermo Campanal - 15 goals
Guillermo Campanal scored a lot of goals against Real Madrid. The 1945-46 La Liga winner netted all of his strikes against the capital club while playing for Sevilla.
The late centre-forward netted a hat-trick in Sevilla's 5-3 win at Los Blancos in a La Liga game in 1943-44. Overall, Campanal scored 15 goals in 17 games against the Merengues, all in the league.
The three-time Segunda Division top scorer also scored 14 times against Los Blancos' arch-rivals Barcelona.
Note: Juan Arza has also scored 15 goals against Los Blancos.
#4 Silvestre Igoa - 16 goals
Silvestre Igoa was another prolific scorer against Real Madrid. The late centre-forward netted 16 times - all in the league - against the capital club.
The three-time La Liga winner scored all his goals against Madrid while playing for Valencia. That included a hat-trick in his team's 4-4 draw at home against the record La Liga winners in the 1948-49 season. He netted another league hat-trick against Los Blancos, scoring thrice in Valencia's 6-2 win in 1950-51.
Igoa also found success against Barcelona, scoring nine goals.
#3 Guillermo Gorostiza - 19 goals
Guillermo Gorostiza scored a lot of goals against Real Madrid. The late attacker netted 19 times in 28 games across competitions against the capital club.
Gorostiza won six La Liga titles - four with Athletic Club Bilbao and two with Valencia. He was part of the legendary Bilbao team that won three of the first five La Liga titles between 1930 and 1934.
The attacker scored a hat-trick in Bilbao's 4-1 home win over Los Blancos in the 1934-35 season.
#2 Telmo Zarra - 22 goals
Telmo Zarra is a legend of Spanish football, scoring 251 goals - third-most in the history of La Liga. He netted 22 goals in 23 games across competitions against Real Madrid.
The late centre-forward couldn't score a hat-trick, but netted six braces against the capital club. Zarra famously scored a brace and bagged a hat-trick of assists in Athletic Bilbao's 6-3 at the home of Los Blancos in a league game in 1946-47.
The 1942-43 La Liga winner (with Bilbao) also scored 16 goals against Barcelona.
#1 Lionel Messi - 26 goals
Lionel Messi has scored a lot of goals against Real Madrid. Widely regarded as one of the best players to have graced the game, the Barcelona legend has netted against Los Blancos in three different competitions.
With 26 goals, Messi is the all-time top scorer in El Clasico history. The 34-year-old has scored 18 league goals against the Merengues, six in the Spanish Super Cup and two in the Champions League. Surprisingly, Messi drew a blank in eight Copa Del Rey games against the capital club.
Messi announced himself by scoring all three goals in Barcelona's 3-3 La Liga draw at home in the 2006-07 season. Seven seasons later, he went one better, scoring another hat-trick - this time at the Santiago Bernabeu - in the Blaugrana's 4-3 win against Real Madrid.
