El Clasico ebbed and flowed throughout before springing to life in the second half.
The Suarez goal came out of nowhere - against the run of play, and from a set-piece (so not Barca's style). That, and the introduction of Don Andres, firmly put Barcelona on top. But then Zidane threw away his velvet gloves, hoisted the kitchen sink on his massive shoulders and hurled it onto the Camp Nou. All the incessant pressure finally told as Sergio Ramos - who else, eh - smacked home a rather deserved equalizer. The man is such a brilliant enigma, isn't he? 1-1 is, on the balance, a deserved result for both sides.
The result means that Madrid remain comfortable on top - six points away from Barca
Here’s 15 incredible stats from El Clasico –
1 - Luka Modric has assisted Sergio Ramos for the first time since the 2014 Champions League final
33 - Real Madrid extend their undefeated streak to 33 matches in all competitions. What is it with Zizou, eh?
26 – Real Madrid's undefeated streak in La Liga; the longest in all of the top five leagues. They will take some stopping, let me tell you
6 - Real Madrid have not conceded a goal from Lionel Messi in 6 Clasicos. This would have been unremarkable, except that it's Leo Messi we are talking about.
165 - The last time Barcelona were 6+ points trailing the top of LaLiga was in May 2012. 165 weeks were played since then.
9 - Barcelona have now dropped 9 points at home this season - more than they have dropped at Camp Nou in any of the last 7 La Liga seasons. OH WOW.
100 - Sergio Ramos has scored the 100th La Liga goal since Zinedine Zidane became Real Madrid head coach, in his 34th game in charge
4 - Sergio Ramos has scored four goals this season, more than any other La Liga defender (all competitions)
48 - Luis Suarez has scored his 48th goal of 2016, in his 54th app, equalling his total for 2015 (48 goals in 57 apps)
50 - Luis Suarez has now been directly involved in 50 LaLiga goals for Barcelona during 2016. 34 goals and 16 assists, for the record. And he's not in the top 3 players in the world. HOW?
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3 - No player has scored more goals against Keylor Navas at Real Madrid than Luis Suarez (3 in all comps)
20 – Real Madrid's unbeaten run, whenever Lucas Vazquez starts, has now reached 20. Start the man all the time, Zizou!
75 – No. of goals that CENTRAL DEFENDER Sergio Ramos has hammered in for club and country
13 - Neymar has now registered 13 assists in 17 games across all competitions for Barcelona this season.
