2011 El Clásico: Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)

Lore & Background

Real Madrid began the season finishing runners-up in the Supercopa de España to Barcelona, losing 5–4 on aggregate. The team then won a record 32nd La Liga title, setting league records including 100 points, 121 goals scored, a goal difference of +89, 16 away games won, and 32 wins overall. They lost in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals to Bayern Munich on penalties after a 3–3 aggregate tie. Madrid entered the Copa del Rey as defending champions but lost 3–4 on aggregate in the quarter-finals to Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo became the fastest player to reach 100 goals in Spanish league history, surpassing Ferenc Puskás, and set a club mark for individual goals in one year (60).

Reader's Guide

The season has been termed by some newspapers as 'La Liga de los Récords' (Spanish for 'The League of the Records') as Real Madrid broke several long-standing La Liga records, most prominently the highest number of points in a single La Liga season (100), one point better than the previous record set by Barcelona in 2009–10. They also recorded the most goals in a league season with 121, surpassing the previous record of 107 goals by Real Madrid in 1989–90.

Did You Know?

• Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player ever to score against all 19 opposition teams in a single La Liga season.
• Real Madrid's 100 points in the 2011–12 season broke Barcelona's previous record of 99 points from 2009–10.