{"id":1252930,"date":"2022-03-18T16:34:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T16:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1252930"},"modified":"2022-03-22T09:56:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T09:56:09","slug":"el-clasico-legends-gary-lineker-hattrick-barcelona-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/el-clasico-legends-gary-lineker-hattrick-barcelona-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"El Clasico: Gary Lineker looks back on his Barcelona hat-trick against Real Madrid in 1987"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Clasico<\/a> takes centre stage this weekend in La Liga as leaders Real Madrid host Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s side are ten points clear of second-placed Sevilla going into matchday 29, with Barca some 15 points adrift of their Madrid rivals ahead of Sunday\u2019s showpiece.<\/p>\n

While current form, and home advantage, is against Barcelona (they have not won at the Bernabeu since 2019) they have the edge historically over Real Madrid in this fixture, having won 115 of their 281 meetings, with Madrid holding 104 to their name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Predictions<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Bet<\/strong><\/td>\nPrediction<\/b><\/td>\nBest odds<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BTTS?<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n4\/7 with Bet365<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Correct score<\/td>\n2-2<\/td>\n23\/2 with SBK<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First Goalscorer<\/td>\nKarim Benzema<\/td>\n7\/2 with Bet365<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Odds correct at the time of writing. 18+ Only. Terms and Conditions Apply. GambleAware<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n
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  • Who will win El Clasico?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  • Where to watch Real Madrid vs Barcelona this weekend<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  • How we expect Real Madrid and Barcelona to line up<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    One of those memorable victories came in 1987, when England striker Gary Lineker \u2013 playing in only his second Clasico \u2013 scored a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n

    The performance not only cemented Lineker\u2019s place in Barcelona folklore, but also among El Clasico legends.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe Clasico is something really special\u2026\u201d he told LaLiga TV<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cThe first time I played in a Clasico at Camp Nou was in early 1987, and I didn\u2019t really know what to expect, from the atmosphere. But it was incredible. I\u2019ve never known anything like it.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cI scored two goals in the first five minutes, and the noise\u2026 the crescendo in Camp Nou was just something that I\u2019ll never, ever forget. I had goosebumps all over my body when I scored the second goal because the place was going crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

    But he wouldn\u2019t stop there. Lineker, affectionally nicknamed El Matador by the Barcelona fans, would complete his hat-trick in the second half after capitalising on a mistake by Real Madrid right-back Chendo.<\/p>\n

    \u201cJust after half-time [Andoni] Zubizarreta hit a long ball, their defender [Chendo] made a mistake, and I had a one-on-one\u2026 I think [Paco] Buyo was in goal,\u201d Lineker recalled.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI saw him coming out, and I just did a little dink over the top of him and is was going in I thought \u2018It\u2019s going in\u2026 I\u2019ve scored a hat-trick in a Clasico\u2026 in my first proper home Clasico\u2026\u2019 and I just couldn\u2019t believe what was happening.<\/p>\n