The most recent chapter in the world's most famous rivalry saw Real move level again with the Catalan club Lukaku addresses Man Utd's UEL exit as Inter book final spot The Portugal winger also won the Ballon d’Or in 2000 for his performances that year both at Barcelona and Madrid. Luis Figo became the world’s most expensive player on July 24, 2000 when he joined Real Madrid for £37million from arch-rivals Barcelona. Barca have the advantage in the 36 games played in the Copa del Rey, while Madrid are ahead by a hair on the rare occasions these rivals have been drawn together in the Champions League or European Cup.Since Barca made Pep Guardiola their coach in the summer of 2008, though, the tide has been turning.In La Liga, Barca have won 13 of the Clasicos played since Guardiola's appointment, drawing four and losing four.

He had previously celebrated winning the league with Barcelona by dyeing his hair in the club’s colours and during his five years at the Nou Camp he helped Barca win two league titles, the Copa del Rey twice and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.Figo had been selected as a high-profile transfer target by victorious Madrid presidential candidate Florentino Perez, who set his sights on the 27-year-old Barcelona star after a poll with the club fans in which the Portuguese came out as the most desirable addition to the team. Luis Figo became the world’s most expensive player on July 24, 2000 when he joined Real Madrid for £37million from arch-rivals Barcelona.The move stunned the footballing world as Figo, who had been Barcelona captain and previously pledged his future to the Catalan club, swapped the Nou Camp for the Bernabeu in a transfer that began Madrid’s famous ‘Galactico’ era of regular big-money signings.Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the transfer and its implications for the Portuguese star.The Catalan giants never accepted their former captain’s decision to leave for their biggest rivals, and on one return to the Nou Camp in 2002, Figo had a pig’s head thrown towards him as the fans expressed their disgust. In 1999-2000, Deportivo had gone top in Week 12 and never relinquished that position. Soccer Stories - Oh My Goal 1,738,151 views Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Head-to-head March's Liga clash was the 244th competitive Clasico, though Madrid and Barca have met another 34 times in friendlies and other exhibition matches. Luis Figo became the world’s most expensive player on July 24, 2000 when he joined Real Madrid for £37million from arch-rivals Barcelona. They are also well clear when it comes to the Champions League, with 13 to Barca's five.Barca have won the Copa del Rey 11 times more than Madrid, though, and you can see their recent strength in the fact that they are not far behind when it comes to Club World Cups — a competition that only started in 2000.Again, a closer look at more recent history presents a more flattering picture for Barcelona.Since the 1990-91 season, they have won La Liga 16 times to Madrid's eight. Zidane’s transfer in 2001 for £46.6 million from Juventus eclipsed Figo’s move as the Frenchman became the world’s most expensive player.Figo won two league titles and a Champions League in his first three seasons at the Bernabeu. The move stunned the footballing world as Figo, who had been Barcelona captain and previously pledged his … The move … It was a controversial move, with Figo having rumoured to have signed a pre-contract agreement with Madrid, on the terms that he had to move if Perez was elected.Figo joined Madrid and became the first ‘Galactico’ – a term given to the high-profile, big-money signings of Perez’s presidency which later included the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham. The two sides played out a 0-0 draw the preceding December and Barcelona headed into the clash two points clear of their Madrid rivals in the table.However, Real Madrid secured victory to move back into first place in the Spanish league table - a position they conclude the season in as they secured another Liga title in 2019-20.March's Liga clash was the 244th competitive Clasico, though Madrid and Barca have met another 34 times in friendlies and other exhibition matches.The overall head-to-head record of meetings between the teams has been extremely tight and Real's recent win brings them back level with Barca on 96 wins each overall, moving them ahead by one in In other competitions, the sample size is smaller.