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Philippe Coutinho put the hosts up after just 11 minutes and Suarez made it 2-0 from the penalty spot.

Marcelo pulled one back just after half-time to give the struggling visitors a glimmer of hope.

But Uruguayan star Suarez looped a header home with 15 minutes left and linked over Thibaut Courtpis in the 83rd minute after a Sergio Ramos mistake.

Arturo Vidal made it 5-1 in the 87th minute with his first goal for the club.

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Arthur, Busquets, Rakitic; Rafinha, Suarez, Coutinho

Subs: Brandariz, Cillessen, Dembele, El Haddadi, Semedo, Malcom, Vidal

Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Nacho, Varane (Lucas), Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Isco; Bale, Benzema

Subs: Asensio, Ceballos, Mariano, Navas, Ordiozola, Valverde

BARCELONA 5-1 REAL MADRID | Coutinho (11), Suarez (30, 75, 83), Vidal (87); Marcelo (50)

• Philippe Coutinho puts Barcelona in front with low finish after 11 minutes
• Luis Suarez puts hosts 2-0 up from the penalty spot
• Marcelo pulls one back for visitors early in the second half
• Suarez adds his second to restore two-goal lead
• Uruguayan bags his hat-trick before Arturo Vidal makes it 5-1
• Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui facing the sack

BARCELONA 5-1 REAL MADRID

17:06 That’s it – and it’s almost certainly all over for Lopetegui at Real Madrid.

A humbling evening for the visitors, who were well and truly outclassed by their biter rivals.

17:00 GOAL Barca are running riot now – and that’s surely the end for Lopetegui.

Just moments after coming on, Arturo Vidal stoops to head home fellow substitute Ousmane Dembele’s cross.

16:57 GOAL It’s a hat-trick for Luis Suarez.

Sergio Ramos makes a mistake is robbed by Sergio Roberto, who plays the Uruguayan through.

He makes no such mistake as he cooly chips over the on-rushing Courtois.

Arturo Vidal comes on for Arthur as well.

BARCELONA 3-1 REAL MADRID

17:06 That’s it – and it’s almost certainly all over for Lopetegui at Real Madrid.

A humbling evening for the visitors, who were well and truly outclassed by their biter rivals.

16:55 SUBSTITUTION One final change for Real and it’s a bit of a strange one.

Marcelo has arguably been the visitors’ best player – but he comes off Mariano.

16:51 SUBSTITUTION Is that game over? Lopetegui rolls the dice as he brings Marco Asensio on for Gareth Bale.

Frankly, the Welshman has been poor as he has looked to fill the gaping Crsitibao Ronaldo-shaped hole in the Real attack.

16:48 GOAL Dembele is straight into the action.

He gallops forward and sprays the ball out to Roberto on the right.

His pinpoint cross finds the head of Suarez and he flashes a header past Courtois.

16:46 SUBSTITUTION Anther change for the hosts as Ousmane Dembele comes on in place of goalscorer Coutinho.

16:42 SUBSTITUTION Barca make their first change, with Rafinha coming off for Nelson Semedo.

Sergio Roberto will go into midfield

16:38 CLOSE Jordi Alba volleys a shot at goal from the penalty spot but it is defelcted past the post.

The resulting Barca corner comes to nothing.

16:34 CHANCE It’s all going on at the Nou Camp and it’s Barca’s turn to hit the woodwork.

Arthur plays a lovely lofted ball through to Rafinha on the right-hand side of the box.

His cushioned first-time cross is met my Suarez on the volley but he crashes against the post from close range.

BARCELONA 2-1 REAL MADRID

16:29 CHANCE Luka Modric has had a quiet game but he rattles the post with an effort from inside the box. Close!

The visitors look like a completely different team after the break.

Isco also has a sight of goal from the edge of the box but he fires wide. Wait, it’s gone out for a throw!

16:25 GOAL Game on! It’s much, much better from the visitors as Marcelo pulls one back.

Some nice work down the right sees Isco play a ball across goal.

It bounces around in the area but Marcelo keeps his composure, takes a touch past Pique before steadying himself and firing home on the stretch.

BARCELONA 2-0 REAL MADRID 

16:19 We’re back underway and Lopetegui has made a change at half-time – and it’s an attacking one.

Lucas Vazquez comes on for Varane.

16:14 Lopetegui needs to deliver the best team-talk of his life.

Real look clueless and unable to deal with Barca’s movement. At the moment, Barca are going back to top of La Liga.

Real – back in ninth – will be a whopping seven points behind after just ten matches this season.

BARCELONA 2-0 REAL MADRID 

16:01 Ref blows his whistle as the first half comes to an end. Luis Suarez tries a cheeky lob from distance right on half-time but his effort sails well wide.

A stunned Lopetegui heads for the tunnel and his Real side desperately need to regroup after a sorry showing in the opening 45 minutes.

15:53 There’s no Messi for Barca – but this could get very messy for Real Madrid.

Isco looked furious with Varane for giving away the penalty, while under-fire boss Lopetegui threw his arms into the air.

It was beyond clumsy by the French defender and the penalty was rightly given after the VAR consolation.

And it’s nearly made worse as Alba flashes another good-looking ball across goal, but it misses all of his team-mates.

Meanwhile, Ivan Rakitic is the first player to be booked, closely follwed by Nacho.

BARCELONA 2-0 REAL MADRID 

15:44 GOAL Luis Suarez goes down in the box under the challenge of Raphael Varane.

We have VAR in La Liga and the ref consults it before pointing to the spot.

Suarez picks himself up and smashes a brilliant penalty into the bottom-left corner.

Courtois guesses the right way but can’t keep it out.

BARCELONA 2-0 REAL MADRID 

15:39: Gerard Pique gets away with a nasty-looking challenge on Bale. He hacks the Welshman down on the edge of the D but the referee waves away the Real protests.

Bale would have fancied his chances of scoring from the free-kick if it was given

Ramos then tries his luck from distance but shoots straight at Marc-Andre ter Stegen

15:35 CHANCE: Courtois is forced into a save as Arthur strikes from distance.

It’s a lovely strike from the Brazil midfielder but Courtois dives to his left to claw it away.

It’s all Barca at the moment.

BARCELONA 1-0 REAL MADRID 

15:30 Real are having to watch on as Barca pass the ball around in front of them.

Lopetegui’s side look shellshocked by Coutinho’s early strike and he cuts inside again but his shot is blocked.

15:26 GOAL: Philippe Coutinho draws first blood as he converts Jordi Alba’s low cross. The Brazilian fired into the bottom corner past a helpless Thibaut Courtois.

Ramos scrambles across teh line to try and clear but can’t get there in time.

Real boss Lopetegui is looking worried.

BARCELONA 0-0 REAL MADRID 

15:22 OUCH. Sergio Ramos (who else?) clatters into the back of Rafinha and is lucky to escape without an early yellow card.

The defender is making his 39th El Clasico appearance – only three players have played in this fixture more than he has.

15:18 The hosts having plenty of possession in the early exchanges as the two rivals size each other up.

But Real snatch the ball back momentarily and Isco looks to release Karim Benzema on the break – but the Frenchman is offside.

Early warning for Barca, though. He would have been through if he held his run.

15:15 Whistle goes, we’re underway at the Nou Camp

15:11 We are just moments from kick-off here and just to remind you – Lopetegui could face the sack whatever happens at the Nou Camp.

And he says he is getting irritated by questions surrounding his future.

“We have a game that is sufficiently attractive without having to think about these types of stories,” he said before the match.

“They don’t help me to prepare for the game.”

BARCELONA 2-0 REAL MADRID | Coutinho (11), Suarez (30)

15:03 Barca can reclaim top spot from Atletico Madrid with a win today, while Real – currently languishing in ninth – can jump as high as fourth if they claim all three points.

Here’s the top half of La Liga as it stands

14:46 Messi and Ronaldo: What will we miss?

Barca boss Valverde has said El Clasico is bigger than any single player. But there is no doubting the impact the pair have had on this iconic fixture.

Between them, they bagged 101 goals in 30 matches – 26 in 38 for Messi and 18 in 30 for Ronaldo.

So where are they?

Well, it might be stating the obvious to say Ronaldo has moved on. He is still scoring stunning goals in Serie A with Juventus. Click here for his most recent screamer against Empoli.

Meanwhile, Messi is out with a broken arm which he suffered against Sevilla.

14:30 Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage from the Nou Camp.

So, El Clasico features neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time since back in 2007.

But we should be in for a treat, with far more than simple bragging rights on the line.

Could this be Julen Lopetegui’s last game as Real boss? Is the former Spain chief really on course for a second sacking in a matter of months? We’ll see.

He has gone for a strong starting lineup, with Isco preferred to Marco Asensio.

Meanwhile, Barca have left around £200million worth of talent on their bench. Boss Valverde must be feeling confident.

However, he has said he expects a tough game – in spite of his rivals’ difficult start to the season.

Here’s what he said ahead of the clash.

“(I am) expecting Real Madrid to be at their best

“The more wounded Real Madrid are, the more dangerous they are.

“They have good players, a lot of options at their disposal and a great defence.

“They have enough quality to fight back and they are a great all-round team.”