After 89 league seasons and 2,385 games, just five goals separate Real Madrid and Barcelona El Clasico Almost impossible to split

After 89 editions of Spain's top tier and 2,854 games, Real Madrid and Barcelona are almost inseparable in terms of the goals they've scored.

Ahead of Wednesday's Clasico at the Camp Nou, Madrid have 6,137 to their name - five more than Barcelona's 6,132.

Los Blancos' account opened on February 10, 1929, while Barcelona opened theirs two days later.

Barcelona hit 1,000 goals first on October 22, 1950 thanks to Marcos Aurelio, 14 days before Pahino did it for Madrid.

Then Los Blancos moved up a gear and reached 2,000 on November 9, 1963, before Barcelona got there on January 12, 1964.

The gap closed in the next thousand, with Barcelona hitting 3,000 just three days after Madrid.

Ivan Zamorano got Madrid's 4,000th on December 22, 1994, and Barcelona reached 4,000 in 1996.

Then Lionel Messi took over with Barcelona's 5,000th and 6,000th on February 1, 2009, and August 18, 2018. Madrid's 5,000th came from Guti and Marco Asensio got the 6,000th, exactly six months before Messi.

More points for Madrid

There is a bigger difference when wins and points are considered.

Madrid lead with 1,700 wins to Barcelona's 1,646.

As for points, Madrid have won 33 league titles and have accumulated 4,564 points. Barcelona have 26 league titles and have racked up 4,477 points.