El Clásico (Spanish pronunciation: [el Ëklasiko]; Catalan: El Clà ssic, pronounced: [ÉÉ« ËkÉ«asik]; “The Classic”), is the name given in football to any match between fierce rivals Real Madrid C.F. and FC Barcelona. Originally it referred only to those competitions held in the Spanish championship, but nowadays the term has been generalized, and tends to include every single match between the two clubs: UEFA Champions League, Copa del Rey, etc. Other than the UEFA Champions League Final, it is the biggest club game in the world, watched by hundreds of millions. The March 2014 game had a global audience of 400 million viewers.
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