Barcelona made a massive last time out as goals from Suarez, Messi and ensured victory over bitter rivals Real Madrid 3-0 at the Bernabeu recently, which meant that La Masia now have a whopping 14-point lead over Zinedine Zidane’s men.
It was deja-vu for Real Madrid once again, with Ronaldo and Benzema missing first-half chances as Barca took control after half-time.
Former Liverpool ace Suarez finished off a fantastic attack to open the scoring before Messi smashed home a penalty, after Carvajal was red-carded for hitting the ball with his hand the ball off the goal line.
Messi was the architect as he really dampened the mood for Madrid in added time.
The win over Real Madrid extends Barca’s unbeaten run to 25 games in all competitions as they moved nine points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid.
They got revenge for a 5-1 humiliation on aggregate in the Spanish Super Cup by Real Madrid back in August.
Real Madrid do still have one game in hand over Barca to reduce the deficit at the top.
Madrid fans revealed a massive banner exclaiming it to be a “white Christmas” after they claimed a club record five trophies in 2017.
It is Barcelona who will relish the upcoming break more after a second-half display which showed the turning of the tide their way since August has been no fluke.
It could have been very different for the hosts if Cristiano Ronaldo had buried a huge opportunity when he completely miskicked just 10 minutes in.
Barcelona face Chelsea now in the round of 16 in the Champions League next, in what will be an interesting encounter between the two sides.
The first leg takes place at Stamford Bridge on the 20th February 2018, and you get the impression that the Spanish outfit will be the favourites with most bookmakers.
Barca will undoubtedly be key contenders for the UEFA Champions League trophy, and they’re definitely worth a punt for the trophy, it’d be worth using bettingtop10.com to find the best bookmakers for the bet.
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