ETERNAL: Iniesta-Messi, the historical couple of the Classical

The Classical is the biggest party, to level of clubs, that a footballer of elite can play. Well, with the one of this Saturday Leo Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Sergio Bouquets already will have contested a total of 37 Classical official, whereas in the case of the two barcelonistas 32 of these big appointments will have played them together, sharing field against the eternal rival.

This will convert to Leo Messi and Andrés Iniesta in the couple of players that more Classical have played together in the history of this big appointment, surpassing like this surpassing to other legendary couples like which formed Sanchís-Míchel and Xavi-Puyol.

To all this, Messi could convert also in the player of the FC Barcelona that more Classical has won. The Argentinian forward occupies at present the second position after Xavi Hernández, that carried the victory dressing the Barcelona T-shirt in 17 occasions of the 42 duels. Iniesta, with 15, also can access to the places of honour in this valued distinction.

Messi-Iniesta, a balsam for the Barça

It can not say that to the FC Barcelona have gone him badly with Andrés Iniesta and Messi in the field when it has touched him measure to the Real Madrid. With them in the field, the Barça has attained in front of the eternal rival 11 victories, 4 ties and 5 defeats in 16 parties, and any of them like acting in 4.

It suffices with remembering the two last visits of the FC Barcelona to the Santiag Bernabéu, that saldaron with victory culé. In the 0-4 of the season 2015-16, Messi went in in the second part -went out of an injury- with the marker in favour to certify the goleada, whereas in the 2-3 of this last campaign 2016-17, the Argentinian was decisive when marking the 2-3 of the traced back in the injury time. Now, they want to go on doing history.