Real Madrid leapfrogged FC Barcelona at the LaLiga as goals from Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo sealed a 3-1 triumph in El Clasico on Sunday.
Barca had conceded just one goal in eight league games this season before the visit to the Santiago Bernabeu.
But two clinical finishes from Benzema and Valverde saw them two goals down at the interval.
Xavi’s side pulled one back with seven minutes remaining through Ferran Torres, but the hosts restored their two-goal advantage in stoppage time courtesy of Rodrygo’s penalty kick.
The result marked Barca’s first league defeat of the campaign, with victory for Los Blancos moving them three points clear of their great rivals at the top of the table.
Real Madrid went ahead in the 12th minute when Benzema fired home from 12 meters via a deflection from Sergi Roberto.
