{"id":17547,"date":"2026-05-05T23:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17547\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T23:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:42:08","slug":"six-clasicos-that-decided-leagues-for-fc-barcelona-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17547\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Cl\u00e1sicos that decided leagues for FC Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chance, the fixture list and performances over 34 matchdays have all combined to give this Sunday\u2019s Cl\u00e1sico at Spotify Camp Nou<\/a> the potential to crown Hansi Flick\u2019s Bar\u00e7a as champions of La Liga 2025\/26. It would be the first time the team has sealed the title in a direct showdown with Real Madrid, although it is not the first on which a Cl\u00e1sico has proved decisive (or almost decisive) in the title race. Here are six examples.<\/p>\n

1945: 5-0 at Les Corts<\/p>\n

To find the first case, we have to go back more than eight decades, to 25 March 1945. That day, Les Corts hosted a Bar\u00e7a v Real Madrid clash with six games to go. The Catalans, coached by the legendary Samitier, arrived with a one-point lead as they looked to end a 16-year title drought. What followed was a five-star display (5\u20130), earning two crucial points (the value of a win until 1994\/95). After the Cl\u00e1sico, Real Madrid won all their remaining matches, while Bar\u00e7a dropped two draws, and the title was decided by a single point: 39 to 38.<\/p>\n

\"1944-45\"<\/p>\n

1960: Tied on points<\/p>\n

Fifteen years later, on 20 March 1960, Camp Nou staged another huge Cl\u00e1sico. Bar\u00e7a came into the game two points behind Madrid, who had won 2\u20130 in the first meeting at the Bernab\u00e9u. After a goalless first half, Kocsis put Bar\u00e7a ahead, Di St\u00e9fano equalised almost immediately, but goals from Eulogio and Villaverde in the space of two minutes sealed it 3\u20131. The win levelled both the standings and the head-to-head record. In the end, the teams finished level on points, and a heavy Bar\u00e7a win over Zaragoza on the final day secured the title for Helenio Herrera\u2019s side on superior goal difference.<\/p>\n

\"VERG\u00c9S<\/p>\n

1994: Win at the Bernab\u00e9u<\/p>\n

The third of our examples came in the penultimate game of the 1993\/94 season. With Real Madrid out of the title race, Bar\u00e7a could not afford to slip up if they were to snatch the title from leaders Deportivo on the final day. A single goal from Guillermo Amor in the 77th minute earned a win for the Dream Team, who then thrashed Sevilla 5\u20132 on the final day, while Deportivo drew 0\u20130 with Valencia, with Djukic missing a penalty that ultimately handed Bar\u00e7a the title on head-to-head advantage over the Galicians.<\/p>\n

2009: Unforgettable 6-2<\/p>\n

The most glorious night of Pep Guardiola\u2019s first title-winning season. Bar\u00e7a had just drawn 2\u20132 in Valencia, while Real Madrid, with 17 wins and a draw in 18 matches, were only four points behind. The Cl\u00e1sico offered the hosts a chance to close the gap to one point, but instead they were torn apart. Messi as a false nine, Puyol soaring, Henry finishing ruthlessly and Piqu\u00e9 adding the gloss: Bar\u00e7a left the Bernab\u00e9u seven points clear and the title race was as good as over.<\/p>\n

2010: Another crucial win away<\/p>\n

The following season, Real Madrid and Bar\u00e7a met in another decisive Cl\u00e1sico, this time with both sides locked on 77 points. Everyone knew the winner would likely take the title, and goals from Messi and Pedro secured it for the blaugrana. Those three points proved decisive, as they were exactly what separated the two sides at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n

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2025: Magnificent comeback<\/p>\n

The most recent example is no less remarkable. Last season, at the Estadi Ol\u00edmpic, Real Madrid came to Barcelona four points behind Flick\u2019s side, with the Cl\u00e1sico their last real chance to stay in the race with three games remaining. After just 14 minutes, a Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 brace made it 2\u20130, and Ancelotti\u2019s were within a point of the leaders. But Bar\u00e7a exploded into life, scoring four goals in 26 minutes to go in 4\u20132 up at half-time. The game ended 4\u20133, the gap stretched to seven points, and the title was wrapped up the following week away to Espanyol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chance, the fixture list and performances over 34 matchdays have all combined to give this Sunday\u2019s Cl\u00e1sico at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,483],"class_list":{"0":"post-17547","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-text"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}