Ivan Rakitic's first-half goal was all Barcelona needed to beat Real Madrid 1-0 in La Liga action on Saturday.
The win for the Catalans was the second straight Clasico victory this week. Barcelona beat Madrid on Wednesday to secure their sixth straight appearance in the Copa del Rey final.
Ivan Rakitic's goal gave Barcelona the win over Real Madrid. CURTO DE LA TORRE/AFP/Getty Images
Rakitic's score in the 26th minute came of a neat one-two pass from Sergi Roberto that the Croatian looped over Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were largely kept quiet in a shy display from the champions in which their defenders Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet were the heroes instead, bravely putting their bodies in the way to snuff out Madrid.
With Saturday's win at the Bernabau, league leaders Barcelona reach 60 points on the season -- 10 points over Atletico Madrid and 12 ahead of third-place Real.
Source: espn.co.uk