If the El Classico is played on Facebook likes Barcelona (77m) would “slim-marginly” beat Real Madrid (75.5m)
- Barcelona commands more than 77 million Facebook likes while Real Madrid comes in close second with 75.5 million likes
- Cristiano Ronaldo is the first athlete in the world to attain 100 million Facebook likes
- Nigeria’s Facebook fans firmly in favour of Luis Enrique’s side
- Real Madrid play Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday Oct. 26
Ahead of Saturday’s eagerly anticipated El Clasico match between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Facebook’s data team has created a global map that shows which team is preferred in nearly every country across the globe.
The two perennial rivals are the most liked sport teams on Facebook: FC Barcelona has more than 77 million likes while Real Madrid comes in close second with 75.5 million likes.
Real Madrid’s own Cristiano Ronaldo is also a social media superstar having recently become the first athlete in the world to reach 100 million Facebook likes.
Most Africans appear to support Real Madrid while North America is mostly in favour of Barcelona.
Map is inconclusive as it failed to show the crucial breakdown of likes ratio within countries.
