No dream start for new coach Juande Ramos as Barcelona extended their unbeaten run to fourteen games by beating arch rivals Real Madrid 2-0.
Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi were the scorers as Barcelona also extended the gap between the two clubs to twelve points.
Outgoing coach Bernd Shuster had earlier stated that Real would find it impossible to beat Barcelona, and he was right. Barcelona dominated the match and had several opportunities to take the lead early on and would have done but for some fine goalkeeping from Casillas.