A classic El Clasico in pictures

Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino might have been laughing before the game but he was under pressure with his side potentially being seven points off the top

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta opened the scoring in the seventh minute with his first league goal at the Bernabeu

And four minutes later Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead - both goals were assisted by Angel Di Maria, who spent most of the time in between the goals off the field injured

Three minutes before the break Lionel Messi scored, making himself the all-time top scorer in Clasicos in the process

A melee started straight after Messi's first goal and Pepe and Cesc Fabregas were both booked after clashing and going down simultaneously

Cristiano Ronaldo restored Real Madrid's lead with a penalty after he was clipped just outside the box by Dani Alves - it was the first of three disputed penalties

Sergio Ramos was shown the 19th red card of his career after fouling Neymar to give Barcelona the chance to equalise from the spot

Lionel Messi stepped up to level the game with 25 minutes remaining and become the second top goalscorer in La Liga history

With six minutes to go Barcelona won a second penalty, which Lionel Messi fired into the top corner for his second consecutive hat-trick

The victory took Barcelona to within a point of leaders Atletico Madrid and Real

The lead only lasted 13 minutes as Karim Benzema's header beat Victor Valdes, who got a touch but could not keep the ball out