Cristiano Ronaldo went from hero to villain in the space of two minutes as Real Madrid won the first El Clasico of the season with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
Left out of the starting line-up for this first leg of the Supercopa de Espana, Ronaldo’s brilliant effort from range had restored Real’s lead with 10 minutes remaining, but he was sent off shortly afterwards having picked up two yellow cards in quick succession.
To compound matters, the Portugal forward – linked with a move away from the Bernabeu this summer – then pushed referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea after being shown a red card.
Gerard Pique’s own goal had put Real ahead after a low-key first half, but in a frantic finish Lionel Messi equalised from the spot before Ronaldo struck, with Marco Asensio grabbing a last-minute third for the 10 men.
Below is how we rated both sets of players.
RATINGS
BARCELONA
Marc-Andre ter Stegen 5/10
Aleix Vidal 6
Samuel Umtiti 6
Gerard Pique 5
Jordi Alba 5
Ivan Rakitic 5
Sergio Busquets 5
Andres Iniesta 6
Luis Suarez 7
Lionel Messi 7
Gerard Deulofeu 5
SUBSTITUTES
Denis Suarez (for Deulofeu 59) 6
Sergi Roberto (for Iniesta 68) 5
Paco Alcacer (for Rakitic 83) 5
Lionel Messi.
REAL MADRID
Keylor Navas 6
Dani Carvajal 7
Sergio Ramos 7
Raphael Varane 6
Toni Kroos 6
Karim Benzema 5
Gareth Bale 6
Marcelo 7
Casemiro 6
Isco 9
Marco Kovacic 6
SUBSTITUTES
Cristiano Ronaldo (for Benzema 58) 6
Marco Asensio (for Kovacic 68) 7
Lucas Vazquez (for Bale 81) 6
WHO’S UP NEXT
Real Madrid v Barcelona (Supercopa second leg, Wednesday August 16 )