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Real Madrid won the El Clasico, beating Barcelona 3-1.
The build-up to the game was dominated by Luis Suarez, who made his debut in the match following the expiry of his four-month ban for biting at the World Cup.
Within four minutes, the former Liverpool striker had made his mark as part of a front three featuring Lionel Messi and Neymar. The Uruguayan provided the pass for the Brazilian striker among the South American trio, who then found the back of the net.
But whilst it was a dream start for Suarez, it wasn't to have a fairytale ending.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot before Pepe gave them the lead and Karim Benzema added another with a fine finish after a slick move.
So how did Suarez do on his debut - and how did he compare to the rest? Check out our ratings below...
Show all 22 1 /22Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Iker Casillas No chance with Neymar’s goal and then had a far easier night then he would have expected. Dealt with everything that Barcelona offered. 6
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Dani Carvajal Was quite superb, in the first half especially. Put in countless tackles and blocks and was a threat going forward with his drive and invention. Top game. 9
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Sergio Ramos Captain did well throughout, making tackles and blocking well. Did well with Messi and gave the great man very little. 7
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Pepe Took his goal very well, bullet header. Did well in defence, behaved himself and nullified Neymar after his goal. 7
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Marcelo Had a good game but guilty of wasting chances on the break. Fine in defence but had he been more clinical in attack, Real could have had more goals. 6
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Toni Kroos Bossed the midfield and completely outplayed Xavi. Calm, calculated and a full range of passing. Fine corner for Pepe’s goal. 8
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Luka Modric Did well like all his teammates. Produced several pin-point passes. 6
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Isco Chased down the ball in the lead up to the third goal superbly well. Lacked a slight bit of cutting thrust but a very good game overall. 7
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings James Rodriguez Set up the third goal with a deft through-ball. Some lovely touches but just lacked a bit of quality in front of goal. 7
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Cristiano Ronaldo Started the turn around by firing home the penalty with style. Was good throughout but guilty of some over playing. 7
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Karim Benzema
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Claudio Bravo Couldn’t really be faulted for any of the goals, but looked a little uncertain at set-pieces. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Dani Alves Got into plenty of dangerous attacking positions but struggled to cope with Marcelo’s bursts forward. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Gerard Pique Terrible defending to give away the penalty and ran ragged by Real’s rampant attackers. 4
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Javier Mascherano Contributed to Real’s third when he and Andres Iniesta got in a muddle, and he simply could not get to grips with Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Jeremy Mathieu The central defender did not look comfortable at left-back and gave the ball away far too often. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Sergio Busquets Not up to his usual standard as Real were able to get at the Barca defenders at will, and it was Toni Kroos and Luka Modrid who dictated the pace of the game in central midfield. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Xavi Sad to see the great man looking off the pace but that was precisely what happened, and the captain only lasted an hour before being substituted. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Andres Iniesta Went on a few dangerous dribbles but was largely peripheral and it was his error with Mascherano that led to Benzema’s goal. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Luis Suarez Played the pass for Neymar’s opener, and put in a sumptuous cross to create first-half chance for Lionel Messi. Other than those moments, the Uruguayan was largely anonymous and looked understandably rusty before being withdrawn after 69 minutes. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Lionel Messi Should have made it 2-0 from close range and although he tried gamely to make things happen, the Argentine was largely smothered by the Real defenders. 5
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Real Madrid 3 Barcelona 1 player ratings Neymar Scored terrific opener but faded after the interval and will be disappointed to have scuffed half-chance that would have halved the deficit. 6
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