Top Twenty Football Derbies (Part 2)
Borussia Dortmund Vs Schalke 04
The German clubs Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund go back a long time and both have had had numerous heated encounters. With Schalke 04 in the lead in the league race with seven league titles and Borussia Dortmund having only one less and a total of six
league titles.
Revier derby is without a doubt the most well known derby in Germany and the two teams have gone against each other a hundred and thirty times with thirty-three matches resulting in draws. Schalke 04 has fifty-four wins where as Borussia Dortmund has only
forty-five.
Real Madrid Vs Barcelona
Perhaps one of the most well known derbies in the world is of the Spanish giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona. Real Madrid leads with thirty-one league wins and Barcelona has only twenty.
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 Spain.
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 Figo, Michael Laudrup, Robert Prosinecki, Ronaldo and Luis Enrique.
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 Benfica and Porto, with Benfica having thirty-two league titles under its wing and Porto having only twenty-four.
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 fifty-three draws, eighty-two wins for Porto and eighty-one wins for Benfica.
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 feeling glorified 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 a world famous and a very fierce derby as it consists of two of the most successful clubs in Argentina.
They have played three hundred and fourteen matches against each other resulting in a hundred and seventeen wins for the Boca Juniors, ninety eight draws and ninety nine wins for River plate.
Olympiacos Vs Panathinaikos
The next derby on the list is regarding the two Greek clubs Olympiakos, who have won thirty-seven league titles and Panathinaikos, who have won twenty.
This is the eternal derby between Greece’s two most successful clubs and has been for the Greek capital and is well known all over Greece and practically all over the world.
The two clubs have played a hundred and sixty matches against each other, with fifty-one draws, Olympiacos has fifty-five wins and Panathinaikos has thirty four.
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