Luis Suarez was the hat-trick hero of El Clasico on Sunday as Barcelona ran out dominant 5-1 victors over rivals Real Madrid to climb back to La Liga's peak while consigning Julen Lopetegui's side to ninth after Week 10.
Philippe Coutinho broke the deadlock after just 11 minutes, and Suarez's first put the Bluagrana in a 2-0 lead at the break, before Marcelo's 50th-minute consolation. Real's legs tired in the second half as Suarez showed predatory instinct to punish their defence and complete his triple in the final 15 minutes, while Arturo Vidal finished the rout with his contribution off the bench.