Real Madrid v FC Barcelona: Did you know?

Lionel Messi / PHOTO: ARXIU FCB
Barça are back at the Bernabeu – a ground they’ve not lost at in the league for four seasons, with three wins and a draw to their name

The team boast the largest ever distance between them and Real before a game at the Bernabeu – 16 points

Just a few days after their Spanish Cup meeting, Barça and Real Madrid face each other in a league clash at the Bernabeu on Saturday, with the visitors a daunting 16 points ahead in the competition – the biggest ever distance between the two ahead of a clash in Madrid.

There are plenty of other interesting facts and figures surrounding the game, for instance, did you know………?

– Whatever the result, Barça will come away from the Bernabeu with their biggest ever lead over Madrid following a game at the home of their great rivals – 13, 16 or 19 points.

Barça are unbeaten in their last four league visits to the Bernabeu, with three wins and a draw.

– A win or a draw on Saturday would equal their best ever run of results away to Madrid set between 1969/70 and 1973/74.

– Barça have lost just three times in the league in the last 10 years at the Bernabeu.

– Barça have won a total of 17 times away to Real Madrid in the league and five of those wins have come in the last ten years.

Jordi Roura was in the Barça team who went to the Bernabeu in the 1990/91 season, but he didn’t actually play.

– Madrid have gone 24 games without defeat at home (20 wins and 4 draws) following their 1-3 defeat by Barça in December 2011.

Leo Messi has scored in three of Barça’s last four trips to the Bernabeu in the league.

Messi broke the record of scoring in ten successive away games and has now scored in each of Barça’s last 15 league games.

Xavi has provided the assist for three of Messi’s last four goals away to Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored four times in the last four meetings between the two teams and bagged 10 of Madrid’s 20 goals against Barça over the last two years.