Ivan Rakitic was the match-winner as Barcelona surely wrapped up another La Liga title with a 1-0 away victory over lacklustre Real Madrid.
The Croatia midfielder kept his composure to beat Thibaut Courtois after a smart one-two with Sergi Roberto split the host defence at Santiago Bernabeu.
Frenchman Karim Benzema and Raphael Varane threatened at the other end, but Los Blancos offered little in the way of stopping the champions from going 10 points clear.
Here are the Barca player ratings:
BARCELONA (4-3-3)
Marc-Andre ter Stegen 7: Carefully watched dangerous strikes from Kroos and Vinicius, and sparked several attacks with fine distribution.
Sergi Roberto 7: Lovely through ball for Rakitic’s opener and did a decent job against Vinicius, also using the ball well.
Gerard Pique 10: Truly magnificent in the centre of defence, providing a textbook display with a series of blocks, tackles and interceptions.
Clement Lenglet 9: Made important blocks on shots by Varane and Vinicius, and was dogged, disciplined and tenacious throughout.
Jordi Alba 7: Did a good job shackling Bale and was enterprising coming forward, but lacked precision with his delivery into the box.
Ivan Rakitic 8: Opened the scoring with a beauty and that capped an outstanding display, also featuring defensive diligence.
Sergio Busquets 6: Made a big early error and didn’t always look secure, but held his nerve to support the back four well.
Arthur 7: Back from injury and initially struggled to reach the pace of the game but soon settled and gave Barca control.
Lionel Messi 6: Came close with an early chip but was often imprecise with possession. Enraged by a challenge from Ramos.
Luis Suarez 6: Tested Courtois with a left-footed strike. A nuisance with his tireless running but lots of clumsy touches.
Ousmane Dembele 5: Always an outlet on the break and got into dangerous positions, but decision-making was often poor.
6 - Only Lionel Messi (nine) has provided more assists than Sergi Roberto in #LaLiga clásico since at least 2003/2004 season (six alongside Xavi Hernández). Encouraged pic.twitter.com/8tAGPRsirA
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SUBSTITUTES
Arturo Vidal 7: Replaced the exhausted Arthur for the last 20 minutes and did an impressive job winning the ball in midfield.
Philippe Coutinho N/A: Came on for Dembele in the latter stages and had some decent touches but nothing decisive.
Nelson Semedo N/A: Introduced during stoppage time to shore up the Barca defence.
