Sports · Facts & sources
4 sourced facts about famous sports rivalries, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
AnswerBernabeu, 83,186
The Bernabeu holds about 83,186 fans, noticeably more than Camp Nou's roughly 62,652 (before renovation).
Source: Wikipedia, El Clasico en.wikipedia.org
Answer26 goals
Messi's 26 goals against Real Madrid make him the all-time top scorer in the fixture's history.
Source: Wikipedia, El Clasico en.wikipedia.org
Answer86 years
The so-called 'Curse of the Bambino' spanned 86 years between Red Sox championships (1918 to 2004), a drought often blamed on selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees.
Source: Wikipedia, Yankees-Red Sox rivalry (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answer11-1
Real Madrid's 11-1 thrashing of Barcelona on June 19, 1943 remains the most lopsided result in El Clasico history.
Source: Wikipedia, El Clasico (2024) en.wikipedia.org