5 players to score the most league goals against Barcelona in the 21st century

Scoring against Barcelona has not been that difficult lately
Scoring against Barcelona has not been that difficult lately

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo (8 goals )

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Cristiano Ronaldo always looked forward to facing Los Blancos' arch-rivals.
Cristiano Ronaldo always looked forward to facing Los Blancos' arch-rivals.

After becoming a major sensation at Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in the 2009-10 season. The Portuguese forward went on to become a bigger player with Los Blancos.

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He scored goals for fun at Madrid, destroying the opposition with some sensational attacking gameplay. Ronaldo has scored 311 La Liga goals in just 292 appearances over nine seasons.

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Averaging 1.12 goals per game itself speaks volumes of how dangerous the Portuguese was in La Liga.

During his time with Real Madrid, Ronaldo had an intense rivalry with Barcelona and Lionel Messi given the dynamics of El Clasico. He has scored eight times against the Catalan club in league matches between the two clubs.


#2 Diego Forlan (10 goals)

Atletico Madrid v Barcelona - La Liga
Atletico Madrid v Barcelona - La Liga

Another former Manchester United forward on this list is Diego Forlan. Like Ronaldo, the Uruguayan striker left the Red Devils to play football in Spain.

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He joined Villarreal in the 2004-05 season. With his amazing technique and fabulous goal-scoring abilities, Forlan was lethal in front of goal. With the Yellow Submarine, he scored 53 goals in just 106 La Liga matches.

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His impressive form tempted Atletico Madrid to sign him in the 2007-08 season. With them, Forlan only got better and went on to score 74 goals over four seasons, scoring the highest number of goals (32) in the 2008-09 season.

In his seven seasons in Spain, the Uruguayan has scored 127 goals in 240 appearances. Out of them, he went on to score 10 goals against Barcelona. Forlan registered a hat-trick against the Catalan club in the 2004-05 season, which ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw at the Camp Nou.

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#1 Iago Aspas (10 goals)

Aspas has found it easy to score against the Spanish giants.
Aspas has found it easy to score against the Spanish giants.

Coming through the ranks at Celta Vigo, Iago Aspas made his top-flight debut in 2012. After completing an entire season with the senior team, Aspas earned a move to Liverpool.

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Unfortunately, the move didn't turn out to be a good one for his career. After a short stint with the Reds and a loan spell with Sevilla, Aspas rejoined Celta Vigo in the 2015-16 season.

Since then, the Spaniard has been with the Sky Blues, proving to be a massive asset in attack. To date, Aspas has scored 133 La Liga goals in 284 appearances. Out of them, 10 goals have come against Barcelona, the most by any player against the Catalan club.

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Edited by Ritwik Kumar
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