10 greatest players in the history of El Clasico

El Clasico - the game that has the power to grab the eyeballs of the entire globe. The game that has always pitted the best players in the world against one another. This game is like no other, this rivalry is like no other! Since the 20th century, social and political reasons have made FC Barcelona and Real Madrid hate each other with a massive intensity. With time, both these clubs became the epitome of success and gradually became the superpowers of the sport. Naturally, both these sides have always attracted the cream of the crop, the best of the best players in the world to their ranks. From Diego Maradona to Neymar, every top footballer in the world has featured for one or both of these clubs. On the eve of another El Clasico today at the Camp Nou, we will rank the 10 greatest players to have played in this high profile derby.Follow the El Clasico liveKeep in mind, these superstars have been ranked because of their influence in the derby and not due to their overall performances at the club:Honourable mentions Il Fenomeno represented both the clubs inRonaldo: Played for both sides and was loved equally by Real and Barcelona. The most fearsome striker of them all scored 4 Classico goals. Sergio Ramos: The man who has the most bookings in this fixture, the one who has made this derby feistier than ever before - deserves a special mention. Michael Laudrup: The graceful player represented both the sides in his heyday. He was a part of the Johan Cruyff dream team and later won La Liga with Real Madrid. Romario: The legendary Brazilian striker scored a stunning hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Real Madrid in 1994. It was one of the most authoritative performances in the rivalry's history.#10 Luis Figo (FC Barcelona and Real Madrid) Figo became a divisive figure in SpainThe Portuguese forward makes the list not for his goalscoring antics but for heating up the rivalry like never before. Figo, a Barcelona talisman in the late 90s made a stunning move to Real Madrid for £37 million to become the most hated man of Catalonia. A pig head was thrown at Figo when he returned to Camp Nou with his new side, flaming the rivalry in the years to come. Though he scored three Clasico goals for Barcelona and one for Real Madrid, it is his transfer which is still talked about with great interest/despair in both cities.

10 greatest players in the history of El Clasico

#5 Xavi Hernandez (FC Barcelona)