Luis Suarez has scored Barcelona’s first Clasico hat-trick not recorded by Lionel Messi since Romario managed the feat back in 1994.
The Blaugrana entered their latest meeting with arch-rivals Real Madrid looking for inspiration from somewhere.
With mercurial captain Messi nursing a broken arm, somebody was required to step up in his absence.
Suarez proved to be up to the task as he ran the Blancos ragged at Camp Nou as Barcelona eased to a 5-1 victory.
Philippe Coutinho had handed Barca the perfect start inside 11 minutes, but his fellow South American took over from that point.