Goals from South American duo Neymar and Alexis Sanchez gave Barcelona a 2-1 win in El Clasico over Real Madrid.
Barcelona took the lead just 19 minutes in when Neymar, on his El Clasico debut, found the corner of the net after being played in by Andres Iniesta.
Real pushed hard for an equaliser with Victor Valdes producing fine saves from Sami Khedira and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo also had a very good penalty shout waved away before Karim Benzema rattled the crossbar with a stinging drive.
But the win was sealed by Barcelona substitute Sanchez when he beautifully chipped home with 12 minutes remaining.
Real pulled one back in added time when Jese latched onto Ronaldo's ball to fire under Valdes, but it was too little too late for the visitors.
The win means Barcelona maintain their unbeaten start to the season and moves them some six points clear of Real.
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