Real Madrid has faced Barça 53 times under the mandate of Florentino Pérez with a worse record but with more titles in the finals.
Florentino Perez He has a long history as boss of the Real Madrid. In his years in charge of the Merengue club, he has faced Barcelona numerous times, with varying results.
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Maximum equality in the first phase against the eternal rival
The white president has been president of the white team for two stages (same as his counterpart Laporta). The first between 2000 and 2006 (he resigned on February 27 of that year) and the second, from 2009 to the present.
During his first trip and under his mandate, Real Madrid faced Barcelona in 13 matches , 11 in the League and 2 in the Champions League. In this day and age, the balance of wins and defeats against the eternal rival is the same, 29% (4 wins and 4 losses), with the draw being the most repeated result (5 times or what is the same 43%).
His most remembered victory at this stage was the one he achieved in the Champions League. during the semi-finals (0-2 at Camp Nou with goals from Zidane and McManaman) which preceded the Ninth. Their worst defeat against eternal rivals was a painful 0-3 at the Bernabéu (goals from Eto’o and Ronaldinho three months before their departure). A total of 18 goals were conceded, of which 16 were scored.
In total he won 7 titles subdivided as follows:
- 2 Spanish Football League: 2000-2001 and 2002-2003
- 2 Spanish Football Super Cup: 2001 and 2003
- 1 Champions League: 2001-2002
- 1 European Super Cup: 2002
- 1 World Club Championship: 2002
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Second phase: more defeats against Barça, but more direct titles
During the second phase, which runs from his return in 2009 to the present, Barcelona has been measured in 48 matches divided between League, Cup, Champions League and Spanish Super Cup with a higher percentage of defeats (thanks to the 21 setbacks) than victories (corresponding to the 16 wins). In addition, 10 matches ended in a draw. A total of 70 goals in favor of the Whites compared to the 85 conceded.
During this time, the team led by Florentino has undergone harsh corrective action. such as 5-0 in the 2009-2010 season, 0-4 in 2015-2016 and more recently 5-1 in 2018-2019. On March 20, 2022, a new dark day was added to their classic history, with the 0-4 defeat to Xavi’s Barcelona. On the contrary, their best wins came with titles against Barça such as the double in the Copa del Rey in the seasons 2010-2011 (goal by Cristiano) and 2013-2014 (goals by Di María and Bale) or the Super Cup of 2017.
In total he won 25 titles, broken down as follows :
- 4 Spanish Football League: 2011-2012, 2016-2017, 2019-2020 and 2021-2022
- 3 Copa del Rey: 2010-2011, 2013-2014 and 2022-2023.
- 4 Spanish Football Super Cup: 2012, 2017, 2020 and 2022.
- 5 Champions League: 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2022.
- 4 European Super Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2022
- 5 Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022.
In total, Real Madrid, led by Florentino, played against Barcelona 60 times (20 wins, 15 draws and 25 losses). It should be added that it has won a total of 32 titles for the football section, which makes the title The battle between the two greats of Spanish football has been very even throughout history in terms of trophies won.
Source: Goal