We take a look at the players who have scored a hat-trick in El Clasico after Kylian Mbappe's trio of goals were in vain during Real Madrid's 4-3 defeat to Barcelona.
Fernando Sañudo
Rewinding back to the 1934/35 La Liga season, Real Madrid forward Fernando Sañudo became the first player on record to score a hat-trick in El Clasico.
Sañudo, who spent two years with Los Blancos after completing his studies to become a lawyer, scored four in Real Madrid's emphatic 8-2 triumph over Barcelona in February 1935.
Jesús Narro
Spending five years at the Santiago Bernabeu across two stints, Jesus Narro's most famed moment in the whites of Real Madrid was a 29-minute hat-trick against old foes Barcelona in a 4-1 triumph on 14 January 1951.
Ferenc Puskás
The sport's first international superstar and one of the greatest of his generation, Ferenc Puskas haunted Barcelona twice in the same calendar year as he netted a hat-trick for Real Madrid at Camp Nou in the 1962/63 season and the Hungarian repeated the feat at the Santiago Bernabeu in a 4-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Gary Lineker
The only Englishman to score a hat-trick in this fixture, Gary Lineker etched himself into Barcelona folklore as he inspired the Blaugrana to a 3-2 success during his first home Clasico in January 1987.
Lineker scored a brace inside the opening five minutes and chalked up his third early in the second half, although Barcelona were forced to cling on in the closing stages as goals from Jorge Valdano and Hugo Sanchez reduced their advantage to one.
Recalling his heroics on La Liga TV, Lineker said: "The crescendo in Camp Nou was just something that I’ll never, ever forget. I had goosebumps all over my body when I scored the second goal because the place was going crazy.”
Romario
Romario's brief love affair in the Catalan capital was a memorable one and the Brazilian forward produced a masterclass in a 5-0 romp of Real Madrid in January 1994.
He chalked up his first goal with a divine swivel before finishing outside of the boot, produced his second by stroking the ball into an empty net and Romario completed his hat-trick with an emphatic strike into the roof of the net.
The forward capped off his display setting up Ivan Iglesias for Barcelona's fifth.
Iván Zamorano
364 days after Romario had mercilessly humiliated Real Madrid at Camp Nou, Ivan Zamorano ensured Los Blancos exacted their revenge with a hat-trick of his own in a 5-0 triumph at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The Chilean striker, nicknamed 'Bam Bam', inscribed his name into El Clasico folkore by racing to his three goals in a first half onslaught.
Lionel Messi
As you might have guessed, Lionel Messi is a notable entry on this list having scored not one, but two El Clasico hat-tricks and the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner is the only player to accomplish that feat.
Messi recorded his first in March 2007 as he helped Barcelona to salvage a 3-3 draw before chalking up his second treble with an iconic match-winning salvo to win 4-3 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Luis Suarez
Barcelona obliterated Real Madrid 5-1 at the Camp Nou in October 2018 and Luis Suarez was the architect of Los Blancos' demise.
In a match where the Blaugrana were without talisman Messi, Suarez rose to the occasion with a penalty, sublime header and a divine chip in what proved to be Julen Lopetegui's final match as Real Madrid manager.
Karim Benzema
The 2022/23 Copa del Rey saw Real Madrid record their biggest victory at Camp Nou in 60 years and Karim Benzema was the man who orchestrated their historic 4-0 triumph.
Trailing by a goal after the first leg of their semi-final clash, Benzema provided Vincius Jr with the opening goal on the stroke of half-time before producing a clinical second half display to take home the match ball.
Vinicus Jr
The Spanish Super Cup final in Riyadh was the scene of devastation as Vinicus Jr ran riot and scored three in the first half to give Real Madrid an unassailable lead against Barcelona.
Carlo Ancelotti's men went on to win the contest 4-1.
Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe is the first player on this list to score an El Clasico hat-trick only to finish on the losing team and I doubt there will be very few who join him.
The Frenchman scored twice in the opening 14 minutes to put Real Madrid in the ascendancy but Barcelona fought back in remarkable fashion to take a 4-2 lead at the half-time interval.
Mbappe pulled one back for the visitors with 20 minutes remaining but his efforts were ultimately in vain as Madrid fell to a 4-3 defeat.
