We take a look at the history of some of the players who have marked the history of the Clásico without even being the stars of their teams.
It’s Clásico week and, as always, statistics and data from all colors on head-to-head matches RealMadrid And Football club Barcelona. Enough for the fans of both sides to see, if they so choose, their own superiority in historical accounts that show great equality.
And when you look at the players, the biggest names always come out; Leo Messi in particular, ties with Ramos as the one who has played the most clásicos and is the top scorer in the history of the historic duel. Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Stéfano and Raúl are the most prominent names for the whites. And with these four monsters come other legends such as Luis Suárez (both; the Galician and the Uruguayan), Puskas, Gento, César,…
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But there is another type of player, often also well known, but who goes more unnoticed among the legendary names that parade through the memories of the fans of both teams. Players who, often, with a special character that could or could make them stand out at important moments, in exciting games, when others are hiding.
Jaime Lazcano
A historic white striker, the Pamplona man was an outstanding goalscorer in the first half of the 20th century, scoring over 80 goals wearing the Real Madrid shirt. In El Clásico, he smelled more blood than usual for this reason, scoring eight goals in eight games, one per game, a brutal average that still ranks among the top scorers in the history of Real Madrid vs. Barcelona. Barcelona belongs. .
Samuel Eto’o
The iconic Cameroonian player played five seasons with Barcelona and stood out for his fierce character. The same personality that caused him to “cut off” Ronaldinho and other Barcelona teammates for his lack of professionalism or threaten to leave La Romareda over racist chants, forced him to step forward at key moments, such as the goal he scored. in the 2009 UCL final, in the middle of a United storm and surrounded by players from Ferguson’s mighty squad. He has scored 11 goals for Madrid in his career, four in Clásicos, and it is no coincidence that he has been in some of the big recent wins against Madrid by the Catalans, such as the 2-6 win in 2009, where he provided an assist. .
Louis Enrique
Talking about character in the classics has to lead at some point to the figure of the current coach. He contested them from both fronts and scored on both. The Asturian has never been one to hide and with the Whites he took part in the 5-0 defeat of Cruyff’s already decadent team in Barca’s golden age. With the Catalans, who were in some of the club’s darkest years in Barcelona and took on Madrid de los Galacticos, he showed his face like few others. With him on the pitch, Barcelona won eight Classics, drew seven and lost just three.
Ivan Zamorano
Eight goals in 12 classics grace the courageous Chilean striker’s participation in the clashes between Spanish giants of the 1990s. Facing Johan Cruyff’s legendary ‘Dream Team’, Zamorano was always a shoe last for Barcelona, who suffered for their power antenna. His strong and strange friendship with the Barca legend he faced, Hristo Stoichkov, another great name in the history of the classic and who more than once was decisive for the Catalans, is remembered.
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His first games against the still Quinta del Buitre were not positive, and his last, on a personal level already in Villarreal against Madrid Galactico, were not positive either. But between the two, the Benidorm man has a stellar record of wins against the meringues, as an iconic ‘Dream Team’ player. We must remember his header goal to win 0-1 at Bernabéu in La Liga 93/94, the key to Barcelona’s huge comeback against Super Depor, culminating in the trigger of Djukic’s penalty and Cruyff’s final competition.
Source: Goal