Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fitness battle to appear in his first El Clasico derby since his £80m world-record transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid in the summer
Barcelona star Lionel Messi is also fit to play while Xabi Alonso (right) joins Ronaldo in appearing in his first El Clasico having joined Madrid from Liverpool for £30m in August
Kaka is another Real Madrid player appearing in his first El Clasico with former Manchester United defender Gerard Pique keeping close tabs on the Brazilian
But it is Barcelona's new boy Zlatan Ibrahimovic who opens the scoring, volleying home Dani Alves's cross minutes after coming on for Thierry Henry
Sergio Busquets is shown a second yellow card and is given his marching orders after an unnecessary handball as Barcelona are reduced to 10 men
Ronaldo endures a frustrating evening in the Nou Camp and is replaced after 65 minutes by Karim Benzema as Real go in search of an equaliser
The sides are evened out as Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra (centre) is also given his marching orders
Barca captain Carles Puyol leads by example and makes three vital tackles during the game
Puyol and Barcelona hold out for victory as they move two points clear of Real at the top of La Liga
Bayern Leverkusen 4-0 Stuttgart: Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen move three points clear with with Stefan Kiessling grabbing a hat-trick
Werder Bremen 2-2 Wolfsburg: It's sheer joy for Werder Bremen as Per Mertesacker scores late on in the northern derby at the Weserstadion
Mainz 1-1 Hamburg: Hamburg striker Tunay Torun (centre) is congratulated by team-mates after netting against Mainz at the Stadion am Bruchweg - but Tim Hoogland grabs a late equaliser for Mainz
Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0 Schalke 04: Gladbach midfielder Marco Reus swoops to score the only goal of the game at the Borussia-Park, which leaves Schalke in third spot
Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Auxerre: Former Rangers midfielder Jeremy Clement finds the net as leaders Auxerre suffer a surprising defeat at the Parc des Princes
Nancy 0-3 Bordeaux: That opens the door for Bordeaux to go top after they defeat Nancy with Yoan Gouffran among the scorers
But the victory is marred by a freak injury to goalkeeper Gregory Coupet who fractures his ankle collecting a loose ball under no pressure
Genoa 3-0 Sampdoria: In a weekend of big derbies across Europe, the two high-flying Genoa sides meet. Omar Milanetto's penalty set the 'home' side on their way at the Marassi
And second-half goals from Marco Rossi and Raffaele Palladino cement victory
Sporting 0-0 Benfica: Lisbon's big two cancel each other out despite a wealth of South American attacking talent. Angel di Maria, Pablo Aimar and Javier Saviola appear for Benfica with Liedson up front for Sporting
Inter Milan 1-0 Fiorentina: Serie A leaders leave it late to beat Fiorentina with Diego Milito securing the win with a 85th-minute penalty
Inter have failed to replicate their domestic dominance in Europe - not that that seems to concern coach Jose Mourinho. "I've just one duty - to be honest. I don't need to win anything, not the championship, not the Champions League," he said.
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