Top Football Derbies In The World - Part 2
They are two of the most triumphant clubs in Turkey. The rivalry between the two clubs attracts a lot of crowds and tensions almost always run intensely high. This year both the clubs are at an even win in the club title race and
both want another one to get in the lead.
The two teams have played three hundred and sixty-five matches together and out of them there have been a hundred and ten draws. Galatasaray has a hundred and sixteen wins under its wing and Fenerbahce has managed to have a hundred
and thirty-nine wins.
Borussia Dortmund Vs Schalke 04
The German clubs Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 go back a long time and both have had had numerous heated encounters. Borussia Dortmund has a total of six league titles and Schalke 04 is in the lead in the league race with seven
league titles.
Revier derby is without a doubt the most well known derby in Germany and the two teams have gone against one other a hundred and thirty times with thirty-three matches resulting in draws. Borussia Dortmund has only forty-five wins
where as Schalke 04 has fifty-four.
Real Madrid Vs Barcelona
Perhaps one of the most well known derbies in the world is between the Spanish giants, Barcelona and Real Madrid. Barcelona has only twenty league titles and Real Madrid leads with thirty-one league wins.
The derby is called El Clasico and may in fact be one of the greatest derbies in the world.
This rivalry is there as Barcelona and Madrid are two of the largest cities in Spain and these two clubs are one of the most influential and successful clubs in the country.
Another thing that intensifies this derby is the political positions of the clubs as one are Spanish Nationalists and the other are Catalan Nationalists.
The list of notable players that have actually played for both teams include Luis Enrique, Luis Figo, Robert Prosinecki, Michael Laudrup, and Ronaldo.
The two teams have played two hundred and four matches together and have had forty-three draw outcomes. Real Madrid is in the lead with eighty-three wins and Barcelona is only five wins behind with seventy-eight wins.
Benfica Vs Porto
Another major rivalry from Portugal is between the clubs Porto and Benfica, with Porto having only twenty-four under its wing with Benfica having thirty-two league titles.
‘O Classico’ is a contest between two clubs basically, the new powers that are Porto F.C. and the second in line, the traditional footballers known as the Strong Force Benfica.
These are the two of the most successful clubs in Portugal and have played two hundred and sixteen matches against each other resulting in eighty-two wins for Porto, eighty-one wins for Benfica with only fifty-three draws.
Liverpool Vs Everton
The next derby is between two very old English clubs, namely Everton and Liverpool. Liverpool has eighteen league titles where as Everton has only nine.
This is the popular Merseyside derby between two of the most successful clubs in Liverpool and this is to date one of the longest running derbies and still in top notch in England.
The two clubs have played two hundred and thirteen matches together, coming out with sixty-three draws. Liverpool has come out shinning eighty-five times and Everton has come out victorious sixty-five times.
Boca Juniors Vs River Plate
This derby comes from Argentina, between the clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors.
River Plate has won thirty-three league titles and Boca juniors have won twenty-three. Superclásico is world famous and a very fierce derby as it consists of two of the most successful clubs in Argentina.
Article Continued In Part 3.
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