By 90min | Created at 2024-11-29 15:43:19 | Updated at 2024-11-29 17:48:10
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Great football rivalries throw up everything supporters want from their matchday experience.
Contests around the world are made all the more intense by the fierce hatred some teams share for each other, often resulting in some of the most entertaining matches seen each season.
But which rivalries are the biggest? Here is 90min's ranking of some of the most heated fixtures in world football.
France's Classique / NICOLAS TUCAT/GettyImages
19. Benfica vs Sporting CP
The Lisbon derby is Portugal's most ferocious / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/GettyImages
Brazil's fieriest game / Fernando Alves/GettyImages
17. Lyon vs Saint Etienne
The fiercest rivalry in France / JEFF PACHOUD/GettyImages
El Gran Derbi is a battle for Seville / Angel Martinez/GettyImages
15. Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke
Battle of the Ruhr / Dean Mouhtaropoulos/GettyImages
Uruguay's Clasico is often held at a neutral venue / PABLO PORCIUNCULA/GettyImages
13. Flamengo vs Fluminense
These two battle for supremacy of Rio de Janeiro / MB Media/GettyImages
Amsterdam and Rotterdam are represented by Ajax and Feyenoord respectively / KOEN VAN WEEL/GettyImages
11. Partizan Belgrade vs Red Star Belgrade
Not for the faint-hearted / Srdjan Stevanovic/GettyImages
Greek football has been dominated by Olympiacos and Panathinaikos / ARIS MESSINIS/GettyImages
9. Al Ahly vs Zamalek
Cairo comes to a standstill / AFP Contributor/GettyImages
Iconic / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages
7. Arsenal vs Tottenham
The north London derby rarely disappoints / Alex Pantling/GettyImages
Man Utd and Liverpool are the two most successful clubs in English football / Michael Regan/GettyImages
5. Roma vs Lazio
Roman supremacy is decided by the Derby della Capitale / New Press/GettyImages
The 'Intercontinental Derby' is Turkey's biggest fixture / Ahmad Mora/GettyImages
3. Celtic vs Rangers
Celtic and Rangers meet often / Stu Forster/GettyImages
El Clasico was once the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth / David Ramos/GettyImages
1. Boca Juniors vs River Plate
A bucket list occasion / Rodrigo Valle/GettyImages
