Barcelona are the most successful side in the history of the competition, winning the trophy on 31 occasions, but the Catalan outfit have not actually lifted the trophy since 2020-21.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, are third in the standings when it comes to Copa del Rey victories, lifting the trophy 20 times, with Los Blancos last triumphing in 2022-23, but Athletic Bilbao are the reigning champions.

Barcelona are still chasing a treble late in the campaign, sitting four points clear of second-placed Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table, while they are preparing to tackle Inter Milan in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Los Blancos were dumped out of the European Cup by Arsenal in the quarter-final stage, though, and there is no downplaying the importance of this match to Carlo Ancelotti's side during a tough period.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the head-to-head record and past meetings between the two teams ahead of their meeting in the final of the Copa del Rey.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in action for Real Madrid and Barcelona on October 26, 2013 © Imago

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 259
Real Madrid wins: 105
Draws: 52
Barcelona wins: 102

One of the biggest rivalries across the world in any sport, El Clasico is a simply giant football match, with the contest pitting the two biggest clubs in Spain against each other.

These two sides have locked horns on 259 occasions throughout history, and it is Real Madrid that just about lead the head-to-head record, recording 105 wins to Barcelona's 102, while there have also been 52 draws, with their first-ever league game dating back to February 1929.

Lionel Messi is comfortably the highest goalscorer in this fixture, with the Argentine netting an incredible 26 goals against Real Madrid during his glittering career at Barcelona, while a certain Cristiano Ronaldo managed 18 goals for Los Blancos against Barcelona.

Real Madrid had been on a four-game winning run against Barcelona ahead of El Clasico in October 2024, and they overcame the Catalan side three times during the 2023-24 campaign, posting 2-1 and 3-2 victories in La Liga, in addition to a 4-1 success in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.

However, Barcelona stunned Los Blancos at Bernabeu by recording a 4-0 victory in their La Liga meeting earlier this season, with Robert Lewandowski scoring twice.

Barcelona then beat Real Madrid 5-2 in the final of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup to lift their first trophy under the management of Hansi Flick.

In terms of La Liga, Real Madrid also just about lead the head-to-head record, posting 79 wins to Barcelona's 75, while there have also been 35 draws, which is low considering how well-matched the pair have been throughout history.

Real Madrid are 36-time Spanish champions, including last season, with the capital giants securing a La Liga and Champions League double, while Barcelona have lifted the famous domestic trophy on 27 occasions, last triumphing in 2022-23.

Real Madrid won four straight league matches against Barcelona between March 2020 and October 2021, while they have three victories from the last five Clasicos in Spain's top flight.

There has not been a league draw between these two teams since December 2019, while they have not shared the points in Spain's top flight at Bernabeu since April 2011.

In terms of the Copa del Rey, the two teams have met on 38 occasions in the competition, with Barcelona posting 17 wins to Real Madrid's 13, while there have also been eight draws.

The pair last locked horns in the Copa del Rey final back in 2014, with Real Madrid winning 2-1, and Los Blancos have been victorious in the last two finals, also triumphing 1-0 in 2011.

There have been seven Copa del Rey finals between the two rivals, with Real Madrid posting four wins to Barcelona's three, with the Catalan outfit's last success in this particular showpiece event coming in 1990.

Last 20 meetings

Jan 12, 2025: Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana Final)
Oct 26, 2024: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 21, 2024: Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jan 14, 2024: Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana Final)
Oct 28, 2023: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 05, 2023: Barcelona 0-4 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Mar 19, 2023: Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 02, 2023: Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Jan 15, 2023: Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona (Supercopa de Espana Final)
Oct 16, 2022: Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Mar 20, 2022: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jan 12, 2022: Barcelona 2-3 Real Madrid (Supercopa de Espana Semi-Finals)
Oct 24, 2021: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 10, 2021: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 24, 2020: Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 01, 2020: Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
Dec 18, 2019: Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 02, 2019: Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 27, 2019: Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Feb 06, 2019: Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)

Last 10 La Liga meetings

Oct 26, 2024: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 21, 2024: Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 28, 2023: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 19, 2023: Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Oct 16, 2022: Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Mar 20, 2022: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 24, 2021: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 10, 2021: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Oct 24, 2020: Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 01, 2020: Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (La Liga)