A match full of history and stars, this is the ideal XI of the Classic

This weekend, football fans will be able to delight in one of the most important matches in the world, as FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will face each other this Saturday in the second classic of the 2023/24 season at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys for matchday 11 of the Spanish League.

The last champion of the Spanish League started its season in a great way as it remains undefeated in the domestic competition, won seven games and tied other three. While the team led by Carlo Ancelotti started its campaign as the same way, has only lost a single match (3-1 against Atlético Madrid), it tied in its last match against Sevilla by 1-1 and then they won all their games. The whites share the lead with the surprising Girona, both with 25 points, although, when they met on matchday 8, its was a victory 3-0 away. For Barça it is an important match since if they win they would surpass Madrid's line.

In addition to current footballers, many stars have played in this iconic match that attracts the attention of world football. And when you look at that aspect, the main names always stand out with Leo Messi above all, tying with Ramos as the one who has played the most classics and being the greatest scorer in the history of the historic duel. Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Stéfano and Raúl are other most notable names and with those four monsters come other legends such as both Luis Suárez, Ferenc Puskás or Johan Cruyff.

The ideal XI of the Spanish classic according to the S90 site

Taking advantage of the preview of the iconic match, the renowned website Score90 made a lineup with all-time 11, including players of the two teams. It is Real Madrid that has more presence with 6 of its players included, while on the blaugrana side, 5 of its top stars appear. This is the all-time eleven of the spanish classic: Iker Casillas, Dani Alves, Carles Puyol, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Johan Cruyff, Andrés Iniesta, Zinedine Zidane; Lionel Messi, Ronaldo Nazário and Cristiano Ronaldo.