Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet in the Copa del Rey final in Seville on April 26th.
The two rivals both came through tight semi-finals, with Madrid edging out Real Sociedad 5-4 on aggregate after extra time and Bara overcoming Atltico Madrid by the same scoreline.
Madrid and Bara have met in seven previous Copa del Rey finals and 18 times overall for major silverware.
Here, a look at every El Clsico clash in a major final...
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (Copa del Rey, June 1936)
Real Madrid and Barcelona met in a final for the first time in June 1936, with Los Blancos the winners in the Copa del Rey showpiece at Mestalla.
Goals from Eugenio Hilario and Simn Lecue put Madrid two up inside 12 minutes. Josep Escol scored for Bara just before the half-hour mark. The competition was the Copa del Presidente de la Repblica at the time and would later be known as the Copa del Generalsimo under Francisco Franco's rule.
Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (Copa del Rey, July 1968)
Over 30 years after the first El Clsico clash in a final, Real Madrid and Barcelona faced off again in the Copa del Rey showpiece in 1968.
The match was played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabu home, but Bara edged the contest thanks to a sixth-minute own goal from Real defender Fernando Zunzunegui. Under Francisco Franco's rule, the cup competition was known as the Copa del Generalsimo at the time.
Real Madrid 4-0 Barcelona (Copa del Rey, June 1974)
Real Madrid came out on top in a one-sided Copa del Rey final (still known as the Copa del Generalsimo until Francisco Franco's death) in June 1974.
Santillana gave Los Blancos the lead after five minutes at Atltico Madrid's Vicente Caldern stadium and Real ran away with it after the break thanks to goals from Benito Rubin, Francisco Aguilar and Pirri.
Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey, June 1983)
Barcelona beat Real Madrid in two finals in June 1983, starting with a narrow win in the Copa del Rey showpiece at Zaragoza's La Romareda stadium in early June.
Former Zaragoza favourite and native Vctor Muoz opened the scoring for Bara with just over half an hour played. Santillana later levelled early in the second half for Real Madrid, but Marcos Alonso scored a last-minute winner for the Blaugrana. It was Diego Maradona's first trophy as a Bara player.
Barcelona 4-3 Real Madrid (Copa de la Liga, June 1983)
Barcelona beat Real Madrid again in the final of the Copa de la Liga over two legs in late June 1983.
The two teams drew 2-2 at the Santiago Bernabu in the first leg, memorable for a superb solo goal by Diego Maradona, and the Argentine scored a penalty as Bara won the second match 2-1 at Camp Nou to take the trophy with a 4-3 victory on aggregate.
Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espaa, September 1988)
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-2 over two legs to win the Supercopa de Espaa in September 1988.
Goals from Mchel and Hugo Snchez gave Los Blancos a 2-0 win in the first match at the Santiago Bernabu. Emilio Butragueo put Real in front in the second leg at Camp Nou and although Jos Mara Bakero scored twice to give Bara a 2-1 win, Leo Beenhakker's side came out on top in a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Barcelona 2-0 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey, April 1990)
Goals from Guillermo Amor and Julio Salinas gave Barcelona a 2-0 win over Real Madrid at Mestalla in the Copa del Rey final in April 1990.
Amor's goal came after 40 minutes and just before half-time, Madrid's Fernando Hierro was sent off for a second bookable offence. Salinas secured victory with a second after 74 minutes in what was Johan Cruyff's only Copa del Rey win as Bara boss.
Real Madrid 5-1 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espaa, December 1990)
Eight months after the teams' Copa del Rey final showdown in April 1990, Real Madrid met Barcelona over two legs in the Supercopa de Espaa and this time Los Blancos came out on top.
Mchel scored the only goal as Madrid won 1-0 at Camp Nou in the first match and Los Blancos cruised to the title with a 4-1 victory in the return at the Santiago Bernabu. Emilio Butragueo (two), Hugo Snchez and Santiago Aragn scored the goals. It was the only trophy for Alfredo Di Stfano as Real Madrid coach.
Real Madrid 4-2 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espaa, December 1993)
Alfonso scored twice as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabu in the first leg of the teams' Supercopa de Espaa series in December 1993.
Ivn Zamorano netted Madrid's other goal in that match and the former Chile striker also scored in the second leg as Real earned a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou to win 4-2 on aggregate.
Barcelona 3-5 Real Madrid (Supercopa de Espaa, August 1997)
Ral scored three goals across two games as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 5-3 on aggregate to win the Supercopa de Espaa in December 1997.
After the striker's fifth-minute opener at Camp Nou, goals from Miguel ngel Nadal and Giovanni gave Bara a 2-1 win. The Brazilian also scored at the Santiago Bernabu, but Madrid won comfortably thanks to a Ral double and one apiece for Predrag Mijatovi and Clarence Seedorf.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey, April 2011)
Barcelona won La Liga and the Champions League in 2010/11, narrowly missing out on a second treble under Pep Guardiola.
In the Copa del Rey final at Mestalla, Cristiano Ronaldo headed the winner in extra time to secure his first trophy with Los Blancos and a first at the club for coach Jos Mourinho. Bara went on to beat Madrid over two legs in the Champions League semi-finals as the two teams met four times in the space of 17 days.
Real Madrid 4-5 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espaa, August 2011)
La Liga champions Barcelona edged out Copa del Rey winners Real Madrid in an entertaining Supercopa de Espaa series in August 2011.
Following a 2-2 draw in the first match at the Santiago Bernabu, Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-2 victory for Barcelona at Camp Nou, including a late winner in an ill-tempered contest best remembered for Madrid boss Jos Mourinho poking Bara assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye after the full-time whistle.
Barcelona 4-4* Real Madrid (Supercopa de Espaa, August 2012)
Real Madrid won La Liga with a record 100 points under Jos Mourinho in 2011/12 and Los Blancos beat Barcelona on away goals to claim the Supercopa de Espaa in August 2012.
A mistake from Vctor Valds let ngel Di Mara in for a late goal as Bara won 3-2 at Camp Nou, which meant Madrid's 2-1 victory in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabu was enough to see Los Blancos take the trophy. It was Mourinho's last as Madrid coach and Tito Vilanova's Bara went on to win La Liga with a record-equalling 100 points in 2012/13.
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (Copa del Rey, April 2014)
Real Madrid and Barcelona met again at Mestalla in the 2014 Copa del Rey final, with Los Blancos victorious once more.
Madrid were missing Cristiano Ronaldo, but took the trophy thanks to goals from ngel Di Mara and Gareth Bale. Marc Bartra, beaten by Bale in the Welsh winger's run down the flank for his solo strike, scored Bara's goal.
Barcelona 1-5 Real Madrid (Supercopa de Espaa, August 2017)
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 5-1 over two legs in the Supercopa de Espaa in August 2017.
Rocked by the recent departure of Neymar and starting life under Ernesto Valverde, Bara lost 3-1 at Camp Nou, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Marco Asensio scoring late goals. The Portuguese was later sent off for diving and received a five-match ban for pushing the referee, but goals from Asensio and Karim Benzema gave Zindine Zidane's side a comfortable 2-0 win in the return at the Santiago Bernabu. Valverde never lost another Clsico as Bara boss, going unbeaten in his next seven meetings with Real Madrid.
Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espaa, January 2023)
In a first Clsico final played outside Spain, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-1 to win the Supercopa de Espaa in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh in January 2023.
Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri scored the goals for Bara in a comfortable win, with Karim Benzema grabbing a consolation for Madrid in added time. It was Barcelona's first trophy in the post-Lionel Messi era and a first for Xavi as coach.
Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espaa, January 2024)
Vincius Jnior scored a first-half hat-trick and Rodrygo later added a fourth goal as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-1 in the Supercopa de Espaa final in Riyadh in January 2024.
Robert Lewandowski had briefly given Bara hope after cutting the deficit to 2-1, but Xavi's side were well beaten in Saudi Arabia.
Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espaa, January 2025)
After leading Barcelona to an impressive 4-0 win at the Santiago Bernabu in his first Clsico in charge in October 2024, Hansi Flick oversaw another amazing victory in the Supercopa de Espaa final against Real Madrid in January 2025.
Madrid took the lead early on through Kylian Mbapp, but goals from Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha (two) and Alejandro Balde put Bara 5-1 up early in the second half. Rodrygo later pulled one back, but it was a night to forget for Los Blancos.
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