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Barcelona rues missed chances in Clasico draw vs. Real Madrid

Real Madrid remains six points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga after a dramatic Clasico encounter at Camp Nou ended 1-1 following Sergio Ramos’s last-gasp equalizer in the 90th minute.

It appeared that Barcelona was in line for all three points after Luis Suarez opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, but the home side was forced to settle for its third straight league draw, unable to close the gap with Real Madrid despite ample opportunities to put the game away.

Here are three thoughts on the match and its fallout:

Missed chances will haunt Barcelona

It may be only 14 games into the season, but this clash had a season-defining element to it.