Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Rakitic (Iniesta 60’), Busquets, André Gomes (Arda Turan 78’); Messi, Luis Suárez, Neymar (Denis Suárez 87’). 4-3-3.
Madrid: Keylor Navas; Dani Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Kovacic (Mariano 86’); Lucas Vázquez, Isco (Casemiro 66’), Cristiano Ronaldo; Benzema (Marco Asensio 77’). 4-2-3-1.
Goals:
1-0. 53. Luis Suárez. Got above marker to head wide Neymar free kick past Navas.
1-1. 90. Sergio Ramos. Steered header wide of Ter Stegen from Modric free kick.
Yellow cards: Isco 13’, Neymar 28’, Luis Suárez 75’, Dani Carvajal 80’, Busquets 83’, Mascherano 89’.
Real Madrid stay six points clear at the top of the table after holding second placed Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in the latest “clásico” on Saturday afternoon! Referee Clos Gómez turned down no less than six penalty appeals in the first half (three on each side), but otherwise it was a tense first 45 minutes, with only a couple of half-chances at each end, Messi testing Keylor Navas with a free kick and Ronaldo bringing a couple of saves out of Ter Stegen. Some eight minutes in to the second half though Luis Suárez headed in a wide Neymar free kick to open the scoring, and Neymar and Messi fired good chances wide of the mark a few minutes later. Sergio Ramos and Ronaldo went close with headers though, and in the last minute of normal time Ramos headed the equalizer from a Modric free kick. Casemiro still had to head an effort from Sergi Roberto off the line in injury time, but Zidane’s side held on to make it 33 games now without defeat.