Cristiano Ronaldo had the right response to Real Madrid’s embarrassing

Two first-half goals from Hernan Perez moved Espanyol into the top half of the league with a 2-0 win over Malaga. Hard to know why this happened… but it’s not the first time… we must be together as a team.

“We did start how we wanted to”.

Bravo saved superbly to keep out Ronaldo’s header and Madrid’s evening went from bad to worse when substitute Isco was sent off for kicking Alba as he ran clear in the closing minutes, allowing Barca to ease to an emphatic victory.

The Barcelona coach said in his post-match news conference that the win was extra special for his side having played so well at the home of their “eternal rival”.

Barcelona, meanwhile, sit pretty at the top of the table after this most spectacular of performances, which must rank as their best display against their bitter rivals since Pep Guardiola’s side beat a Madrid side coached by Jose Mourinho 5-0 in 2010.

“I try to manage the squad as best as possible”, he added.

In a game which Real needed to win but Barca could afford to draw Rafa Benitez, to his credit, went with an offensive line-up.

Security around the stadium has been ramped up to what officials have said is unprecedented levels following last week’s attacks in Paris.

In a tense and electrified atmosphere of Santiago Bernabeu, both sides have served to provide a clash to remember, as Barcelona completely outrun, outfought and outclassed Real Madrid, increasing the gap between the duo and setting it on six points. He helped to set up Suarez’s fourth goal, completing the rout. “The game is more of a reflection of our merits than Madrid’s faults”. Benitez had lined up the attacking quartet of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez.

Luis Suarez scored two goals in the game and in the process became the 8th Barcelona player to score a brace at the Bernabeu after Asensi, Amarilla, Salinas, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Messi, and Henry. But it couldn’t have been more one-sided.

Barca therefore headed into the dressing room in full control of the game, and with Messi on the bench, Real would have to considerably step up the intensity in the second half if they were to pull off a comeback. The Argentine has been out of the game for several weeks now and would love to make a comeback for this game and cause a few drama.

Fin del partido: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (Suárez 11′, 74′, Neymar 39′, Iniesta 53′).

Sergi Roberto made a powerful towards the heart of the Madrid defence before playing in Suarez, who clinically curled his shot past Keylor Navas with the outside of his right boot.

But any hope of a comeback was emphatically ended by a brilliant strike by Iniesta as he latched onto Neymar’s backheel eight minutes after the break.