New Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane watched Gareth Bale score a hat-trick as his side deconstructed Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Barcelona grabbed a 4-0 win as Lionel Messi also bagged three against Granada in La Liga on Saturday.
The Blaugrana cruised to the points at the Camp Nou in the day's early game, but Bale gave one of the best performances of his Los Blancos career, scoring three goals in Zidane's first match in charge.
The victory sees Barcelona temporarily assume control at the top of the Spanish Primera Division, but Atletico Madrid can leapfrog them if they capture three points on Sunday.