Barcelona hosted Real Madrid at the Camp Nou on Sunday 25 October in the tenth round of La Liga. Barcelona wanted to stretch their lead at the top to nine points, while Real Madrid hoped to cut Barcelona's lead to three points.
What was at stake
The Clasico carried a clear points-gap target for both teams. Barcelona were aiming to open a nine-point advantage at the top, while Real Madrid were trying to reduce the gap to three points.
Raphinha's league numbers
According to Opta, Raphinha had 8.9 expected goals in La Liga for the 2026/27 season, a goal difference of 3.1. GOAL said Raphinha scores 1.5 goals per match.
GOAL said Raphinha currently tops La Liga's scoring chart, as reported by Cadena SER. According to GOAL, only Sergio Camello of Rayo Vallecano and Alex Baena had a better goal difference than Raphinha in La Liga.
Camello and Baena figures
According to GOAL, Sergio Camello had a goal difference of 3.9, with 7 goals in 9 matches at 0.78 per game. According to GOAL, Alex Baena had a goal difference of 3.7 and GOAL said this made him the team's top scorer with 5 goals.
Pedri in possession
According to Opta data cited by GOAL, Pedri ranks among the best in La Liga for passes that break the opponent's lines in the final third, bettering the record tallies of Arda Guler (48), Gerard Martin (47) and both Federico Valverde and Rodri (46).