Athletic and Barça have confronted in three occasions being first and second

Athletic of Madrid and FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona and Athletic of Madrid. So only thrice in the last twenty years the two teams have confronted being the first and the second classified of the League BBVA. In this season 2013/14 the Barcelona are leaders by difference of goals, since both teams add 49 points after 18 days contested.

But what has happened in previous occasions in that both teams have confronted being the two first qualifiers? The statistical is favourable to the Athletic, but this Saturday the ones of the Tata Martino want to equalise it. And it is that the first time that confronted both when they led the League was the season 1995/96. The Catalans presented in the day 16 in Vicente Calderón with 32 points -a point less than the colchoneros- in a League that was of 42 days. The ones of Cruyff lost by 3-1 in the Calderón and remained to four points.

The second duel was this same season and the Barça received the Athletic of Madrid in the Camp Nou to so only three points of the ones of Radomir Antic in the day 37. The ones of Madrid had 74 points and the Barça 71. A local victory would have equalised the League... But it did not go like this: The Athletic won by 1-3 in the Camp Nou and left with a booty of six points that finished him giving the famous League of the doublet.

And it is necessary to trace back 17 years after that party, the season 2012/13, when the Barça, first qualifier with 43 points, received in the day 16 to the ones of Diego Simeone, seconds with 37. With the triumph by 4-1, the ones of Tito Vilanova took an income of nine points and supposed the League of the 100 points and established new records.