It is supposed to be one game (or two, since it is home and away) above all the others. Games you can not lose, if you don't want to face humiliation, moquery or shame. Coaches, presidents, even fans emphasise on this main event inside La Liga season. Winning El Clásico is winning pride, sending a message to the rest of the table, and positionning as favourites for the title. Because Barça and Real Madrid have dominated Spanish football for years, and because the clashes between both clubs often take place at the top of the league. But what happens when you win both? When you defend your honor so well you win both home and away from home. Does that have a direct impact on the final result, at the end of this race of endurance? Or is it such a special moment of the season that even when struggling in mid-table, or at the bottom, it is still possible to get the victory, although it is anecdotal?
Here are some figures that put this titanic fight into perspective, and see if Barça beating Madrid means Barça lifting La Liga trophy.
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