El Clásico (The Classic) is a soccer game between Spain’s FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF. It originally meant only Spanish La Liga matches, but now any game between the two sides is El Clásico.
El Clásico in New York City
Most of the time, we have to watch El Clásico on television or the internet, but it occasionally comes to New York City in the form of summer club friendlies at MetLife Stadium. In Manhattan, you can watch the game with Penya FC Barcelona NYC at Smithfield Hall in Chelsea, or Peña Madridista NYC at the Playwright Irish Pub in the Garment District. 🇪🇸
Spanish Soccer in New Jersey
Watch a club friendly “El Clásico” Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (inland from Union City); on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 7pm. From $191. 🇪🇸
Spanish Soccer
The first “El Clásico” of the 2024-25 La Liga season is Real Madrid CF vs FC Barcelona, at the Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain; on Saturday, October 26, 2024. 🇪🇸
Spanish Soccer
The second “El Clásico” of the 2024-25 La Liga season is FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF, at at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain; on Saturday, May 10, 2025. 🇪🇸
El Clásico
Soccer in the Latin world takes on social and political dimensions.
- FC Barcelona represents the working class.
- Real Madrid CF represents the establishment.
Fans get really intense about it. Their team becomes part of their identity. A similar dynamic exists in many countries across the Latin world. You can learn a lot about someone just by asking who is their team.