Six memorable league matches between Real
Madrid and Barcelona:
1973-74 Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 5
Playmaker Johan Cruyff revolutionised a Barca team that had not won the
league title in 14 years and led them to a crushing victory at the
Bernabeu, a result regarded as Real's most humiliating defeat in their
own stadium.
The Dutchman put his side 2-0 up with a brilliant solo effort. Picking
the ball up in his own half, he weaved around a bemused defence before
slotting the ball past keeper Mariano Garcia Remon from near the penalty
spot.
Barcelona won the title with five games to spare. - - - -
1984-85 Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 3
Barca took on a distinctly British tinge in the mid-1980s with new coach
Terry Venables bringing Scotland striker Steve Archibald and then
England's Gary Lineker and Wales's Mark Hughes to the Nou Camp.
Archibald, or 'Archigoles' as he became known, got off to a dream start
when he scored one goal and had a hand in two more as Barca claimed an
emphatic win at the Bernabeu. They cruised to victory in the league
title race.
Two seasons later Lineker scored a hat-trick in Barca's 3-2 win over
Real at the Nou Camp. - - - -
1993-94 Barcelona 5 Real Madrid 0
Mercurial Brazil striker Romario grabbed a hat-trick as the Catalans,
managed by former player Cruyff, crushed Real at the Nou Camp. Barca
were handed their fourth title in a row when Deportivo Coruna defender
Miroslav Djukic missed a last-minute penalty against Valencia in the
final match of the season. - - - -
1994-95 Real Madrid 5 Barcelona 0
A sweet victory for Real as they avenged their 5-0 defeat of the
previous season with an equally conclusive win of their own at the
Bernabeu.
Chile striker Ivan Zamorano got a hat-trick while Emilio Amavisca and
Luis Enrique, who later became a Barca favourite when he moved to the
Nou Camp, weighed in with the others. Real went on to win the league
ahead of Deportivo. - - - -
2003-2004 Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2
The previous derby in Barcelona had been marred by incidents surrounding
the return of former idol Luis Figo to the Nou Camp and his appearance
on this occasion was no exception.
The Portugal midfielder got a vitriolic reception the first time he
played there for Real in 2000 and was showered with missiles, including
a pig's head, two seasons later.
This time he had the last word as he helped Real to a first league win
at the Nou Camp in 19 years. Barca got their own back with a 2-1 victory
at the Bernabeu later in the season. - - - -
2004-2005 Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 0
Barca produced a sparkling display of fluent, attacking football to
outclass their rivals at the Nou Camp.
Former Real player Samuel Eto'o, rejected by his old club at the start
of the season, made the most of a defensive mix-up to open the scoring
as he darted between Roberto Carlos and goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Dutchman Giovanni van Bronckhorst made it 2-0 after a slick passing move
and Ronaldinho completed an emphatic win by smashing home a penalty
after the livewire Eto'o was brought down in the area. |