This campaign has already etched itself into the annals of Barcelona.
Barcelona have won the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup, plus potentially still have a double of Champions League and La Liga, and they have dazzled Europe with their breathtaking antics of football antics.
Besides the silverware, Barcelona’s complete dominance in El Clásico stands out from the pack.
Barcelona has faced its eternal rival three times this season.
Three matches: one league win, followed by two trophy-lifting performances at the Super Cup and Copa del Rey finals.
This unrivaled achievement adds excessively to Real Madrid’s embarrassment, as it nudges them towards infamy: being the butt end of four defeats by their chief rival in one season.
When the two old foes clash for the fourth and final time this season, Barcelona have a chance to sit their their historic achievement at the top.
A fourth victory would mark only the second time Los Blancos lost to their lifelong rival four times in the same season – the first occurred 40 years ago in 1982-83, according to Diario Sport.
But, and more so, a fourth victory would mean a perfect season against Spanish giants Real Madrid, with no draws, nor losses.
The contrasts between recent history are dazzling. Last season, Carlo Ancelotti’s team swept all three matches, including the Super Cup final.
Madrid also swept their matches in 1936. Now, Flick’s men have turned the tables and show they are now a team that thrives in the big moments.
With Barcelona aiming for a potential quadruple, this El Clásico supremacy means a little more in what has already been a phenomenal season.
Another win, not only would give them bragging rights but it would cement this team’s place in the history of the rivalry, as the first team to completely dominate Madrid in all of their matches in a single campaign.
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