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Real Madrid

FC Barcelona has a long running and notorious rivalry with Spain's other most famous club, Real Madrid. This rivalry stems from the opposing views of the two clubs during the Spanish Civil War. The Madrid based club was a representative for Castillian Spanish, the Spanish state of Castille and represented fascism.

As Barcelona was/is the capital of the independent area of Catalonia, the rivalry runs deep. During these times, the Catalan flag and language were banned by the fascist leader Franco. As a result, the football club became the only outlet for Catalan nationalism.

Sevilla

Sevilla FC is another big rival for FC Barcelona - especially in La Liga. It is due to them always being in the top rankings constantly behind Barcelona. Sevilla FC is also a rival because of their excellent players scoring the most goals in the Spanish league and Cup tournaments. In addition, some of the players were transferred from FC Barcelona. This caused conflict with Sevilla's fans as well as their team board of executives.

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