Barcelona legend Gerard Pique has weighed in on this Sunday’s upcoming El Clasico, predicting that Jose Mourinho’s side will face a resounding 4-1 defeat at the Camp Nou. The 2010 World Cup winner is looking back toward historic meetings to forecast the current outcome, specifically recalling the infamous 5-0 victory Barcelona secured during Mourinho’s first stint as Real Madrid manager. That match famously became known as “Una Manita”—meaning “a hand”—after Pique celebrated by holding up five fingers to the home crowd. Which means ‘a hand’, after Pique embraced the Barca fans by raising his right arm with his palm open and five fingers outstretched to celebrate the win, that El Clasico win later came to be known as ‘ Una Manita’. Ex-Barcelona defender explains why Hansi Flick’s team are better than Real Madrid ahead of El Clasico.
Reflecting on that past dominance in a video posted to TikTok, Pique suggested that a similar fate awaits the visitors this weekend. Real Madrid’s most recent defensive collapse against their rivals occurred in 2025. In that encounter, Kylian Mbappe gave the visitors an early 2-0 lead, but Barcelona responded through Eric Garcia and Lamine Yamal to level the score. Raphinha then recorded a brace to send Barcelona into the break with a 4-2 lead, and although Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 70th minute, it was not enough to save Real Madrid from defeat. With Mbappe completing his hat-trick in the 70th minute, albeit in a losing cause, raphinha bagged a brace to make it 4-2 at half-time.
The rivalry enters this weekend with different perspectives on team form. Former Barcelona left-back Sergi Barjuan, who secured three league titles during his tenure at the club, recently asserted that the current Barcelona squad holds a distinct advantage over Real Madrid. According to Barjuan, the Blaugrana are superior in terms of their tactical structure, physical fitness, and overall results this season. While he admits that Mourinho’s team arrives in competitive form, he remains confident that Barcelona possesses the necessary quality to secure the win.
The stakes for such fixtures remain high, as highlighted by previous meetings that carried significant championship implications. The last time the two giants faced off at the Camp Nou, Barcelona claimed a 2-0 victory, a result that ultimately clinched the La Liga title. That decisive encounter saw Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres, both of whom have since departed the club, provide the goals that secured the silverware for the Catalan side.
