Real Madrid emphatically take first ‘Clasico’ v Barca – in pictures

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema controls the ball during his side's La Liga victory over Barcelona on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu. Benzema scored Madrid's third goal. Dani Pozo / AFP / October 25, 2014

Neymar celebrates after scoring Barcelona's first and only goal in a 3-1 loss to Real Madrid in Saturday's 'El Clasico'. Denis Doyle / Getty Images

Pepe of Real Madrid heads in his team's second goal in their 'El Clasico' victory over Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Denis Doyle / Getty Images

Pepe of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his team's second goal in their La Liga victory over Barcelona on Saturday. Denis Doyle / Getty Images

Barcelona's Lionel Andres Messi reacts after Real Madrid's second goal in his side's 'El Clasico' loss on Saturday in Madrid. Juan Carlos Hidalgo / EPA

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring in his side's La Liga victory over Barcelona on Saturday in Madrid. Dani Pozo / AFP

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, gestures next to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, during Barca's loss in 'El Clasico' in La Liga on Saturday. Andres Kudacki / AP

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after converting a penalty kick against Barcelona in their 'El Clasico' victory on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu. Juan Medina / Reuters

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, and Neymar, right, react during their La Liga loss to Real Madrid on Saturday in the season's first 'El Clasico' meeting. Juan Medina / Reuters

Real Madrid's Isco dives into a tackle of Barcelona's Luis Suarez in Saturday's 'El Clasico' at the Santiago Bernabeu. JJ Guillen / EPA

Barcelona's Lionel Messi tackles Real Madrid's Luka Modric during Saturday's 'El Clasico' in Madrid, which Real won 3-1. Dani Pozo / AFP

Images from Saturday’s La Liga meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu, which Madrid won 3-1 thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and Karim Benzema.