Facebook Weighs In On El Clásico
Today, Real Madrid and Barcelona, two of the world’s biggest football clubs, will face off in one of the most watched football matches, El Clásico. Fans can follow the action in real-time by visiting El Clasico’s Facebook.
With the trending El Clasico experience, you can:
- View posts from the teams, players, and other public voices with In the Story
- See posts from your friends and people in your network with Friends and Groups
- See real-time reactions from people around the world with Live Feed
- View photos and videos from news outlets and people at Camp Nou
As excitement builds ahead of the game, fans have already taken to Facebook to share their thoughts, connect with teams and players, and talk about the match on Facebook. Facebook has taken a look at the conversation to see which players, team, and manager they’re talking about the most:
The Facebook El Clásico Starting XI
If the starting XI were based on the number of likes of the players’ official Facebook pages, we would see very different starting line-up than on Sunday. Iker Casillas would be in goal, with a back four of Gerard Piqué, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo and Pepe . In what would be an attack-minded midfield Iniesta, Rodriguez, and Bale would occupy the middle of the park. Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar Jr. as the starting forwards. Carlo Ancelotti would be the team’s coach.
- Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas
- Defense: Gerard Piqué, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Pepe
- Midfielders: Andres Iniesta, James Rodriguez , Gareth Bale
- Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Neymar Jr.
- Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Facebook Buzz
Anonymously analyzing all of the El Clásico conversation on Facebook between March 2 and 15, 2015, Facebook determined which teams, players, and managers were the most talked about.
Most talked about team
- Global: Real Madrid
Most engaged/interacted with team (by unique people interacting with content mentioning a team)
- Global: Real Madrid 59%, FC Barcelona 41%
Most talked about player
- Global:
- 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Most talked about manager
- Global: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
Top 10 countries discussing El Clásico
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Argentina
- United States
- Indonesia
- Spain
- Colombia
- Chile
- Italy
- Vietnam
Fanbase Real Madrid and Barcelona have a combined Facebook fanbase of 134 million globally, which means one in 10 of all monthly active people on Facebook are fans of either Real Madrid or FC Barcelona’s official pages.
