Saturday saw another absorbing Clasico encounter but what records were set by the players of Real Madrid and Barcelona?
Find out the facts from Saturday's Clasico which Real Madrid won after beating Barcelona 3-1.
- Real Madrid have won two Clasicos in a row with Iker Casillas as captain for the first time in all competitions.
- The last team to have scored as many goals in the opening nine games of a La Liga season were also Real Madrid in 1959/60 (33).
- Karim Benzema has scored four goals in his last three league games against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.
- Neymar has scored his last eight goals for Barcelona from just nine shots on target in all competitions.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in his last 11 games, his best run scoring for Real Madrid.
- Karim Benzema is the only player to have hit the woodwork twice against Barcelona in a La Liga game (2003-2014).
- Real Madrid have scored more fast break goals than any other team in La Liga this season (four goals).
- Lionel Messi has been booked seven times vs Real Madrid, three more than versus any other side in all competitions.
- Toni Kroos is the Real Madrid top assister in La Liga this season with five, three of them from set pieces.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in 16 of his last 17 league appearances (25 goals).
All data supplied by Opta.
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