Big matches
Finals, Clásicos, the Premier League’s top six and the World Cup.
Finals and deciders
Twelve big matches for club and country, with what he did in each and the organiser's player of the match.
Scores read from his team's side; goals exclude shootouts; the star is the organiser's official award. Sources: SofaScore match records; UEFA, FIFA, CONMEBOL and RFEF award lists.
World Cups
Goals and assists in each of his six World Cups, from SofaScore's match records.
| Period | goals and assists |
|---|---|
| 2006 · Quarter-finals | 2 |
| 2010 · Quarter-finals | 1 |
| 2014 · Runners-up | 5 |
| 2018 · Round of 16 | 3 |
| 2022 · World champions | 10 |
| 2026 · Runners-up | 12 |
Matches are appearances with minutes played; goals exclude shootouts. Source: SofaScore, as of 19 Oct 2026.
The Premier League's top six
Champions League goals against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Spurs, for Barcelona and Paris Saint‑Germain.
One row per club, 2006 to 2021. SofaScore publishes no assists for the 2006/07 ties, so only goals are summed. Source: SofaScore match ledger via football-db, as of 19 Oct 2026.
El Clásico
Every Barcelona v Real Madrid match he played, all competitions, from SofaScore's match records.
| Period | goals |
|---|---|
| 2005/06 · 1 Clásico | 0 |
| 2006/07 · 2 Clásicos | 3 |
| 2007/08 · 1 Clásico | 0 |
| 2008/09 · 2 Clásicos | 3 |
| 2009/10 · 2 Clásicos | 1 |
| 2010/11 · 5 Clásicos | 3 |
| 2011/12 · 6 Clásicos | 3 |
| 2012/13 · 6 Clásicos | 5 |
| 2013/14 · 3 Clásicos | 3 |
| 2014/15 · 2 Clásicos | 0 |
| 2015/16 · 2 Clásicos | 0 |
| 2016/17 · 2 Clásicos | 2 |
| 2017/18 · 4 Clásicos | 3 |
| 2018/19 · 3 Clásicos | 0 |
| 2019/20 · 2 Clásicos | 0 |
| 2020/21 · 2 Clásicos | 0 |
Every Clásico
| Date | Competition | Score | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2005 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 0–3 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22 Oct 2006 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 2–0 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10 Mar 2007 | LaLiga | Barcelona 3–3 Real Madrid | 3 | 0 | – |
| 7 May 2008 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 4–1 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | – |
| 13 Dec 2008 | LaLiga | Barcelona 2–0 Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2 May 2009 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 2–6 Barcelona | 2 | 1 | – |
| 29 Nov 2009 | LaLiga | Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10 Apr 2010 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 0–2 Barcelona | 1 | 0 | – |
| 29 Nov 2010 | LaLiga | Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16 Apr 2011 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 1–1 Barcelona | 1 | 0 | – |
| 20 Apr 2011 | Copa del Rey · final | Barcelona 0–1 Real Madrid | 0 | – | – |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Champions League · semi-final | Real Madrid 0–2 Barcelona | 2 | – | 9.3 |
| 3 May 2011 | Champions League · semi-final | Barcelona 1–1 Real Madrid | 0 | – | 7.8 |
| 14 Aug 2011 · club record | Supercopa de España · final | Real Madrid 2–2 Barcelona | 1 | – | – |
| 17 Aug 2011 · club record | Supercopa de España · final | Barcelona 3–2 Real Madrid | 2 | – | – |
| 10 Dec 2011 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 1–3 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18 Jan 2012 | Copa del Rey · quarter-final | Real Madrid 1–2 Barcelona | 0 | – | – |
| 25 Jan 2012 | Copa del Rey · quarter-final | Barcelona 2–2 Real Madrid | 0 | – | – |
| 21 Apr 2012 | LaLiga | Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23 Aug 2012 | Supercopa de España · final | Barcelona 3–2 Real Madrid | 1 | – | – |
| 29 Aug 2012 | Supercopa de España · final | Real Madrid 2–1 Barcelona | 1 | – | – |
| 7 Oct 2012 | LaLiga | Barcelona 2–2 Real Madrid | 2 | 0 | – |
| 30 Jan 2013 · club record | Copa del Rey · semi-final | Real Madrid 1–1 Barcelona | 0 | – | – |
| 26 Feb 2013 · club record | Copa del Rey · semi-final | Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid | 0 | – | – |
| 2 Mar 2013 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 2–1 Barcelona | 1 | 0 | – |
| 26 Oct 2013 | LaLiga | Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23 Mar 2014 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 3–4 Barcelona | 3 | 1 | – |
| 16 Apr 2014 | Copa del Rey · final | Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid | 0 | – | – |
| 25 Oct 2014 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 3–1 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22 Mar 2015 | LaLiga | Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21 Nov 2015 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 0–4 Barcelona | 0 | – | 7.4 |
| 2 Apr 2016 | LaLiga | Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid | 0 | – | 6.9 |
| 3 Dec 2016 | LaLiga | Barcelona 1–1 Real Madrid | 0 | – | 7.1 |
| 23 Apr 2017 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 2–3 Barcelona | 2 | – | 9.1 |
| 13 Aug 2017 | Supercopa de España · final | Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| 16 Aug 2017 | Supercopa de España · final | Real Madrid 2–0 Barcelona | 0 | – | 6.7 |
| 23 Dec 2017 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 0–3 Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 6 May 2018 | LaLiga | Barcelona 2–2 Real Madrid | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| 6 Feb 2019 | Copa del Rey · semi-final | Barcelona 1–1 Real Madrid | 0 | – | 6.9 |
| 27 Feb 2019 | Copa del Rey · semi-final | Real Madrid 0–3 Barcelona | 0 | – | 6.7 |
| 2 Mar 2019 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 0–1 Barcelona | 0 | – | 7.0 |
| 18 Dec 2019 | LaLiga | Barcelona 0–0 Real Madrid | 0 | – | 7.7 |
| 1 Mar 2020 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 2–0 Barcelona | 0 | – | 6.6 |
| 24 Oct 2020 | LaLiga | Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid | 0 | – | 6.4 |
| 10 Apr 2021 | LaLiga | Real Madrid 2–1 Barcelona | 0 | – | 7.4 |
Goals exclude shootouts; assists and ratings are shown where SofaScore publishes them and never summed. Four rows SofaScore does not carry (the 2011 Supercopa legs and the 2013 Copa del Rey semi-finals) come from FC Barcelona's match pages and are marked. The totals match LaLiga's published line of 26 goals in 45 matches. Source: SofaScore via football-db, as of 19 Oct 2026.