Leo Messi beats Xavi: 43 Classics already played

Leo Messi went back to make history with the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona this Sunday. The Argentinian star converted , after playing the duel suspender belt against the Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabéu, in the player that more Classical has contested in the history culé with 43, surpassing the 42 of Xavi Hernández. To general level, exceeded also the 42 of Paco Gento and Manolo Sanchís, by what now only surpasses him Sergio Bouquets (44).

Leo Messi has left spectacular moments in the retina of the barcelonismo along his long path of parties against the Real Madrid. Without going more far, in one of the first duels that contested against the whites, was decisive with a hat trick, with goal in the last included minute, that put legs up the Camp Nou in a duel in which it began to put his stamp.

But the crack Barcelona has turned into an authentic roller for the whites in the last decade, in which it has led to the culés in goleadas mythical like the 5-0 or, the year of the first triplete, with a 2-6 legendary in Santiago Bernabéu. Another of the mythical images of the Argentinian was his goal in the last minute of does a pair of seasons, with a celebration in which it showed his T-shirt to the public of the coliseo white.

The captain of the FC Barcelona, besides, has achieved him mark 26 goals to the Real Madrid in 42 parties contested (being 15 of them in Santiago Bernabéu and 11 in the Camp Nou), being the white team the chamber to the that more goals has marked him. The 26 targets of the Argentinian to the whites deliver in 18 goals in the League, six in the Supercopa of Spain and two in parties Champions League​.

Messi also has lumbered with him two hat-tricks and four doublets to the white group, being an authentic nightmare for the Real Madrid in infinity of meetings. Along his face to face with the whites, the Argentinian has been a toothache for the eternal rival and expect that it keep on being it during long.

Messi against Sergio Bouquets, 41 times

Sergio Bouquets is the player that more Classical has played in the history and Leo Messi, the second, by what is not odd that both have been the two players that more times have confronted (41). It expects that the Argentinian and the camero play several duels more, by what is for seeing in how many duels more confront and who finishes his career by in front in Classical contested.