5 players to score the most league goals against Barcelona in the 21st century
Barcelona is a massive club with its rich history and enormous success in both Spain and Europe. Despite their struggles lately, they remain a team of the highest stature.
Young footballers have grown up aspiring to play for Barcelona in the future. For many of them, it is a dream that has come true.
Scoring against Barcelona hasn't been easy
With Barcelona being a superpower in the game, they have possessed some quality defenders time and again. It has been a huge task to score against them, especially in La Liga.
That being said, many players have been successful in scoring goals against the Blaugrana in the 21st century. We take a look at the footballers who have scored the highest number of goals against the Catalan club this century.
#5 Fernando Torres (8 goals)
Coming through the ranks at Atletico Madrid, Fernando Torres knew the club in and out. After being promoted to the senior team in 2002, the Spaniard went on to score 76 goals in five seasons for the Indians.
Torres then went on to join Liverpool, Chelsea and AC Milan before returning to Madrid for a second spell. The second stint wasn't very productive but it still involved Torres scoring 27 goals for Atletico.
| The last time Atlético Madrid beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou was February 5, 2006. 
📊| The last time Atlético Madrid beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou was February 5, 2006.
Fernando Torres was 21 years old and scored a brace helping Atleti win 3-1. https://t.co/Fb5qTGMaUy
Out of his 103 La Liga goals, the Spanish striker has scored eight goals against Barcelona. When on song, Torres was a very difficult player to contain.
#4 Raul Tamudo (8 goals)
Raul Tamudo is a familiar name in La Liga, having made more than 400 league appearances. He played the majority of his club career with Espanyol, coming through the ranks at the Spanish club.
The Spanish striker captained Espanyol for more than a decade and remains their all-time top goal-scorer with 140 goals. At the end of his career, Raul Tamudo also went on to play for Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.
🗓 ON THIS DAY, 2007
Raúl Tamudo scored an 89th minute equaliser for Espanyol at Camp Nou to deny Barcelona top spot in Matchday 37...and ultimately the title!
This derby game is known as El Tamudazo 💥
Fabio Capello's men went on to win LaLiga on head-to-head 🏆
#LLL
🧡🇪🇦⚽️ https://t.co/UwGR7xj8DH
The former Espanyol striker has scored 146 La Liga goals in the 17 seasons he played in Spain. Out of them, eight goals came against Barcelona, the majority of which came while playing for Espanyol.