Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 in El Clasico after losing 3-2 on the field to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. In the week 8 match, he beat Huesca 4-1 on the road. After this victory, the match was in the leadership seat.

The goals that led Real Madrid to victory came from Eden Hazard (40), Karim Benzema (45.90) and Federico Valverde (54). Eden Hazard, who scored Real Madrid’s first goal, started the game at 11 for the first time this season. The Belgian scored his 2nd goal in the 24th match with Real Madrid. Having struggled with injuries after his transfer to Real, Hazard also met Real Madrid 392 days later.

Karim Benzema, who scored two goals for his team, also assisted Valverde’s goal in the 54th minute. The French player has shown 4 goals and 3 assists in 9 games this season.

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos played in his 500th game in La Liga. The experienced defender became the 10th player in the history of La Liga in his 500th game. Ramos also earned the title of 3rd defender making 5th aster after Manolo Sanchis (523) and Miguel Soler (504). The Brazilian defender Marcelo, on the other hand, won his 250th victory with Real Madrid.

Real Madrid scored 16 points with this win and rose to the lead by 2 points ahead of Real Sociedad. Huesca remained on the relegation line and 5 points.