Head-to-Head: Barcelona vs Racing Santander

Barcelona vs Racing Santander is a less frequent La Liga meeting defined by Barcelona’s clear historical advantage. Barcelona won 3–0 in Santander in 2010, repeated that score at home in 2011 and then won 2–0 away in 2012, with Lionel Messi scoring twice in the last of those examples. The matchup’s interest comes from the contrast: Racing face a heavyweight, while every new chapter can test how long it stays competitive.

Past matches, Barcelona vs Racing Santander

16 September 2026 Regular Season - 6

Barcelona

7 - 2

Racing Santander

Camp Nou
15 January 2026 Round of 16

Racing Santander

0 - 2

Barcelona
11 March 2012 Regular Season - 27

Racing Santander

0 - 2

Barcelona
15 October 2011 Regular Season - 8

Barcelona

3 - 0

Racing Santander
22 January 2011 Regular Season - 20

Barcelona

3 - 0

Racing Santander

Match center

Barcelona

7 - 2

16 September 2026

Racing Santander

Starting eleven

Substitutes Barcelona

13
G
25
G
23
D
3
D
5
D
12
D
6
M
22
M
7
M
9
F
17
F
29
F

Racing Santander Substitutes

G
31
D
2
D
17
D
5
D
24
M
23
F
7
F
21
F
10
F
19
F
15

Match events

45'

90'

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8'
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João Cancelo Normal Goal (Asst: Lamine Yamal)
22'

Pedro Felipe Yellow Card
25'
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Raphinha Penalty
30'
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M. Gueye Normal Goal (Asst: Asier Villalibre)
36'
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Asier Villalibre Own Goal
42'
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Raphinha Normal Goal (Asst: Dani Olmo)
45'
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Lamine Yamal Missed Penalty
45' +5

Lamine Yamal Yellow Card
45'

W. Szczęsny Joan García
59'

Iñigo Vicente Asier Villalibre
59'

Iker Luque Pedro Felipe
59'

M. Zabiri Juan Carlos Arana
60'

K. Adeyemi Yellow Card
60'

M. Zabiri Yellow Card
61'

Marc Bernal Rodri
61'

Gavi Pedri
65'
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M. Zabiri Normal Goal
67'
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Raphinha Penalty
69'

Gabriel Jesus Raphinha
69'

João Cancelo Yellow Card
78'

Alejandro Balde João Cancelo
78'

G. Guliashvili Íñigo Sainz-Maza
79'
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Gabriel Jesus Normal Goal (Asst: Lamine Yamal)
86'

Jorge Salinas Facundo González
89'
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Lamine Yamal Normal Goal (Asst: K. Adeyemi)

Stats for this game

Matchup Barcelona VS Racing Santander

Barcelona set the terms

The available shared evidence gives Barcelona a consistent shape in this fixture. In August 2010, Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and David Villa scored in a 3–0 win at Santander. Barcelona then repeated the score at home in October 2011, with Messi and Xavi among the scorers, before Messi struck twice in a 2–0 away victory in March 2012. These results show a heavyweight converting control into clean margins, rather than a rivalry built on constant reversals.

A rare meeting with a clear question

That relative scarcity makes the matchup distinct from Barcelona’s headline rivalries. Racing’s task is to compress the gap between status and competitiveness, while Barcelona’s challenge is to avoid allowing a lower-profile opponent to turn the occasion into a contest of nerves. The older examples remain useful because they define the central tension without fixing the future: can Racing disrupt Barcelona’s control long enough to create a different kind of game, or will the established hierarchy again shape the scoreline?