A single goal from Pedro was enough to see Barcelona collect the three points against visitors Sporting Gijón on Saturday evening and remain top of La Liga, still unbeaten this season.
Two goals from Benzema helped Real Madrid to a fairly comfortable win against Deportivo, Granero getting the third in their 3-1 victory.
This was the first win for Real Madrid at the Riazor stadium in La Coruña for eighteen years, since 1991 in fact.