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.

Upcoming matches, Barcelona vs Racing Santander

16 September 2026 - 19:30 Regular Season - 6

Barcelona

VS

Racing Santander

Camp Nou

Past matches, Barcelona vs Racing Santander

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
29 August 2010 Regular Season - 1

Racing Santander

0 - 3

Barcelona

Match center

Racing Santander

0 - 2

15 January 2026

Barcelona

Starting eleven

Substitutes Racing Santander

35
G
10
F
11
F
15
F
18
M
19
M
21
D
23
M
27
F
32
D
36
M

Barcelona Substitutes

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1
D
2
D
4
M
8
F
11
F
9
M
16
F
19
D
24
G
25
M
43

Match events

45'

90'

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29'

Mario Garcia Yellow Card
46'

M. Lozano J. Arana
58'

Fermín M. Bernal
60'

M. Sangalli G. Guliashvili
60'

D. Rodriguez A. Aldasoro
66'
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F. Torres Normal Goal (Asst: Fermin)
67'

Raphinha M. Rashford
68'

Pedri D. Olmo
68'

R. Lewandowski F. Torres
71'

Damián Rodríguez Yellow Card
72'

I. Vicente M. Garcia
73'

Fermín López Yellow Card
78'

A. Martin I. Sainz-Maza
83'

Iñigo Vicente Yellow Card
85'

E. Garcia M. Casado
89'

Marco Sangalli Yellow Card
90'
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Lamine Yamal Normal Goal (Asst: Raphinha)

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?