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Real Madrid defeat Barcelona 3-1 in season's first El Classico

• Barcelona's front-3 combined within 3 minutes to fire the first goal.
• Neymar opened the scoring for Barca with a superd goal in the 3rd minute thanks to a brilliant cross by Louis Suarez who looked great in the first half but rusty in the 2nd& ultimately was substituted in the 69th minute.
• Ronaldo leveled with style in the 34th minute thanks to Gerrard Pique who appeared to slip and accidentally conceded a penalty.
• Madrid went 2-1 ahead in the 50th minute with a bullet-header from defender Pepe on Toni Kroos' well crafted corner kick.
• Barcelona left themselves dangerously open at the back in an attempt to equalize but it backfired into a team move for Real as Iniesta played in to Ronaldo who connected with James Rodriguez to find Benzema for a through-ball. Benzema thus, sealing the victory for Real Madrid in the 61st minute with the scoreline reading 3-1.

• Lionel Messi missed several chances mainly due to being bogged down by too many Madrid defenders.
• Luka Modric & Toni Kroos controlled the pace in the Midfield.
• Iker Casillas had a superb game and answered his critics who questioned his place in the Madrid side.