Looking back to the same period last year, when fans were also following a tense Bangla Cricket Live broadcast elsewhere, Real Madrid suffered a heavy 5–2 defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final. By comparison, the most recent loss did not look quite as humiliating. For Madrid supporters, every Clasico brings a familiar knot in the stomach. Winning is ideal, of course, but defeat often feels dangerous, as if one bad result could trigger a deeper collapse. Over time, this has shaped a strange mindset where losing narrowly to Barcelona almost feels like a relief rather than a disappointment.

Since the start of the 21st century, Real Madrid have firmly established their Galacticos identity. Around the turn of the millennium, they won three Champions League titles in five years, followed later by the legendary threepeat under Zinedine Zidane. Barcelona have also lifted multiple Champions League trophies over the past two decades, but when silverware is tallied, Madrid still come out ahead overall. On paper, their European dominance should settle any debate about superiority.

Yet there is a lingering feeling that Barcelona have held the upper hand across this era. In La Liga, Barcelona’s domestic consistency has often surpassed Madrid’s. Just as importantly, Barcelona have repeatedly inflicted heavy defeats in head to head meetings, leaving scars that numbers alone cannot erase. These results tend to stick in memory far longer than trophy counts, especially for fans who relive them the way others replay key moments from a Bangla Cricket Live showdown.

Both clubs have delivered painful blows to the other, but the nature of those wins differs. When Madrid beat Barcelona, it often feels incomplete, lacking a sense of total domination. When Barcelona win big, they tend to push it to the extreme. This imbalance has gradually shaped the emotional weight of the Clasico, tilting perception even when history suggests parity.

To understand where this feeling comes from, two scorelines stand out. The first is 4–5. In the 21st century, the largest winning margin Madrid have achieved over Barcelona in a single match is four goals. The clearest example came in the 2022–23 Copa del Rey semifinal, when Madrid won 4–0. Remarkably, in more than two decades, that stands almost alone.

Barcelona’s biggest win over Madrid in the same period is 5–0, the match immortalized by Gerard Pique’s raised hand gesture. Ironically, that defeat came under Jose Mourinho, a coach known for defensive discipline. Earlier eras saw Madrid win 5–0 at home in the 1990s and even the infamous 11–1 much further back, but those moments belong to a different age.

The second scoreline is 4–6, referring to the most goals scored in these lopsided wins. Madrid have never scored more than four in a single match against Barcelona this century. Barcelona, on the other hand, have hit five goals multiple times and reached six in the unforgettable 6–2 victory at the Bernabeu in the 2008–09 season. Until Madrid can reverse or surpass these extremes, the sense of being overshadowed may persist, much like a Bangla Cricket Live match where one side controls the highlights even if the series record says otherwise.