
Luis Suarez celebrates after opening the scoring for Barcelona against Real Madrid.

The Catalan club would win the match 4-0. Neymar (L) scored Barca's second goal of the evening just before halftime.

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta (L) celebrates scoring his side's third goal in the El Clasico fixture.

Suarez scores his second and Barca's fourth of the evening by lifting the ball over Real keeper Keylor Navas.

Security was ramped up for the fixture which is among the most keenly anticipated sporting events in the world.

MOre than 1,000 police and 1,400 private security operatives were employed to ensure there was no disruption to the game in light of last week's terror attacks in Paris.

Players and fans paid their respects to the victims of the Paris attacks before the match.

Dignitaries among the 80,000 crowd included Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy.