Music superstar Ed Sheeran and Barcelona legend Carlos Puyol watched the El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona in New York City together, Softfootball reports.
Both men celebrated Fermín Lopez’s goal when cancelled out Kylian Mbappe’s opener but Jude Bellingham scored the winner as Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 at the Bernabeu.
Barcelona posted Ed Sheeran and Carlos Puyol via their official X handle, as they celebrated the Barcelona equalizer.
🗽 @edsheeran and @Carles5Puyol celebrated Fermín's goal in New York City@spotify ▶ pic.twitter.com/PF70ZSOf3E
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 26, 2025Earlier this year, Ed Sheeran partnered with FC Barcelona and Spotify, and his album logo, “Play,” appeared on the team’s jerseys for the El Clásico match. This collaboration is part of Barcelona’s ongoing partnership with Spotify to merge music and football, with Sheeran becoming the first male British solo artist to feature on the shirt. The special kit was also worn by the women’s team during their game against Granada earlier this month.
Interestingly, English players made impact in the El Clasico, Marcus Rashford playing in the derby for the first time since he joined Barcelona on loan from Manchester United provided the assist for Fermin Lopez’s equaliser while Jude Bellingham scored the winner for Real Madrid.
Barcelona are now five points behind Real Madrid on the LaLiga table. The Los Blancos has 27 points after 10 matches while Barcelona are second with 22 points after 10 matches so far this campaign.
