Luis Suarez was in vintage form to help Barcelona seize outright control of the title race in Week 18 of the 2019/20 La Liga season.
Suarez assisted three goals and scored another when Barca beat Alaves 4-1 on Saturday to go three points clear at the top. The Uruguayan's efforts were doubly rewarded when Real Madrid could only manage to draw 0-0 at home to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Real now trail their bitter rivals by two points after youthful attackers Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr. failed to click.
There was good news for the other team from the Spanish capital when Atletico Madrid snapped a five-game streak without a win away from home in the league.