Ancelotti's dramatic LAST DANCE against Barça: History of the Clásicos

Published New:11/05/2025 - 06:32h

Updated New:11/05/2025 - 22:42h

The Italian coach closed out his last Barça-Real Madrid match by breaking two historic records, an unprecedented feat and a negative balance.

Carlo Ancelotti managed his last Clásico as Real Madrid coach at Montjuïc, the 20th against FC Barcelona. And he did so losing his fourth Clásico of the season (4-3) and leaving surprising data that will forever mark his record against the eternal rival.

With this defeat, Real Madrid became Barça's favorite victim this season, losing two finals: the Spanish Super Cup (2-5) and the Copa del Rey (3-2) and, although it's not yet mathematically certain, a LaLiga with a 0-4 at the Bernabéu included.

In fact, the superiority of the culé team has been so exaggerated that, along with the 3 titles, it has also left us with a huge footballing distance, incredible numbers and a few historical records. We review them:

Ancelotti's Madrid against Flick's Barcelona in the 2024/25 season

Matches against Barça: 4
Matches won: 0
Matches lost: 4
Matches drawn: 0
Goals scored: 7
Goals conceded: 16
Heavy defeats suffered: 0-4 and 2-5

Historical records of the Clásicos

16 goals conceded in the same season: Barcelona is the first team in history to score 16 goals against Real Madrid in the same season. Never in its 123 years of history has a rival been capable of such a demolition.

The most scored-against team of the 29 rivals: Real Madrid is also the team that has conceded the most goals against Barça this season in all competitions. 16 goals in 4 matches (4 x Clásico).

Hansi Flick's 4/4 in Clásicos won in the same season: In more than 120 years of history, no team has ever managed to win in all official matches of the same season against its biggest rival in 'El Clásico'.

Ancelotti's Record Against Barcelona: Victories, Defeats and Key Statistics

Ancelotti's first Clásico was on October 26, 2013, with a 2-1 defeat at the Camp Nou. Since then, the coach has experienced this rivalry in two stages (2013-2015 and 2021-2025), without ever having signed a draw.

In his first stage at the head of Real Madrid (2013-2015), Carlo Ancelotti played 5 Clásicos, with a balance of 2 victories and 3 defeats. In his second stage (2021-2025) he has managed 15 Clásicos against Barça, with a balance of 7 victories and 8 defeats.

Matches played: 20
Matches won: 9
Matches lost: 11
Matches drawn: 0
Goals scored: 40
Goals conceded: 44
Heavy wins: 0-4 and 4-1
Heavy defeats: 0-4, 0-4 and 5-2

In total, Ancelotti has lost more Clásicos than he has won, and his performance against Barça has been as unpredictable as it has been intense.

All the results of Ancelotti's Real Madrid in the Clásicos vs. FC Barcelona

Below are the results of Ancelotti's 20 matches in the Clásicos against Barcelona, by date and competition.

Date	Competition	Result	Stage
10/26/2013	LaLiga	Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid	1st
03/23/2014	LaLiga	Real Madrid 3-4 Barcelona	1st
04/16/2014	Copa del Rey (Final)	Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona	1st
10/25/2014	LaLiga	Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona	1st
03/22/2015	LaLiga	Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid	1st
10/24/2021	LaLiga	Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid	2nd
01/12/2022	Super Cup (Semi-Final)	Barcelona 2-3 Real Madrid (extra time)	2nd
03/20/2022	LaLiga	Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona	2nd
10/16/2022	LaLiga	Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona	2nd
01/15/2023	Super Cup (Final)	Barcelona 3-1 Real Madrid	2nd
03/02/2023	Copa del Rey (First Leg)	Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona	2nd
04/05/2023	Copa del Rey (Second Leg)	Barcelona 0-4 Real Madrid	2nd
03/19/2023	LaLiga	Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid	2nd
10/28/2023	LaLiga	Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid	2nd
01/14/2024	Super Cup (Final)	Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona	2nd
04/21/2024	LaLiga	Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona	2nd
10/26/2024	LaLiga	Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona	2nd
01/12/2025	Super Cup (Final)	Barcelona 5-2 Real Madrid	2nd
04/26/2025	Copa del Rey (Final)	Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid	2nd
05/11/2025	LaLiga	Barcelona 4-3 Real Madrid	2nd

Ancelotti's Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona (2013-2015)

In his first stage at the head of Real Madrid (2013-2015), Carlo Ancelotti played five Clásicos, with a balance of two wins and three defeats. He debuted with a 2-1 defeat at the Camp Nou, a defeat that was also repeated at the Bernabéu with a 3-4 for the Blaugrana.

And, although he managed to get revenge in 2014 by winning the Copa del Rey final 3-2 and the first league Clásico of the following season 3-1, Ancelotti said goodbye to the white bench with another 2-1 defeat in March 2015.

Matches played: 5
Matches won: 2
Matches lost: 3
Matches drawn: 0
Goals for: 10
Goals against: 10

Ancelotti's Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona (2021-2025)

Ancelotti and Xavi in Barcelona vs Real Madrid

During his second stage at the head of Real Madrid (2021-2025), Carlo Ancelotti has managed 15 official Clásicos against Barça, with a balance of 7 victories, 8 defeats and 0 draws.

He debuted in LaLiga winning 1-2 at the Camp Nou and managed to balance his record in the Clásicos. However, he suffered very harsh defeats again, especially the 4 this 2024/25 season against Hansi Flick's Barça.

Matches played: 15
Matches won: 7
Matches lost: 8
Matches drawn: 0
Goals for: 30
Goals against: 34

Summary of Ancelotti's Real Madrid vs. Barcelona by competition

Carlo Ancelotti has experienced 20 Clásicos as Real Madrid coach against Barcelona, with a completely polarized record: 9 victories and 11 defeats, with no draws, and with memorable matches both for triumphs and for heavy defeats.

By competitions, in LaLiga Ancelotti has faced Barça on 12 occasions, with a balanced balance of 6 wins and 6 defeats. On 4 occasions in the Copa del Rey, with 2 victories and 2 defeats. And in 4 more in the Spanish Super Cup, with 1 victory and 3 defeats.

COMPETITION	MP	WINS	DEFEATS
LALIGA	12	6	6
COPA DEL REY	4	2	2
SUPER CUP	4	1	3
TOTAL	20	9	11

Aside from the defeat at Montjuïc, the fourth of the season against Barça, the relationship between the Merengue club and Ancelotti had come to an end. The Italian coach has left his mark on the recent history of Real Madrid, but Barça has been, statistically, his biggest obstacle.