El Clasico: 5 facts that you did not know about the game

#4 Cruyff's Clasico debut

Johan Cruyff changed the way Barcelona approached the game

The success that Barcelona have been experiencing in the last ten years can be attributed to one thing- Total Football. And the man who brought it to Barcelona from Ajax was the legendary Johan Cruyff.

Barcelona signed Johan Cruyff in the summer of 1973 after holding off intense competition from Madrid for a then world record $2 million, exactly 20 years after losing Di Stefano to Madrid amid much controversy.

Johan Cruyff proved to a miracle signing as he scored one and assisted three goals in his memorable Clasico debut in which Barcelona won 4-0. This incident brought back the memories of Di Stefano scoring two goals on his Clasico debut to beat Barcelona.

Cruyff would later go on and win the El Clasico as a manager with his legendary "Dream Team" that had the likes of Pep Guardiola, Ronaldo Koeman and Michael Laudrup in the team.