Real Madrid fans are called 'Madridistas', a nickname derived from their club's name. For Barcelona fans, however, who call themselves 'culers', the terminology is not as straightforward.

The match between Barcelona and Real Madrid is famously known as El Clsico. Legendary as it may be, some people are still asking how the name, literally translated into 'The Classic', came to be. Ahead of the next big clash, allow us to give a little more insight into that.