The big story: Barcelona pay for missed opportunities at Camp Nou

Real Madrid came out second best in the second half after Luis Suarez put Barcelona in the lead. Neymar, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi missed excellent chances to double their side’s advantage.

The visitors made Barca pay for their travails in front of goal with an equaliser one minute from full-time by Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos. Both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo had an underwhelming Claasico by their standards, and the first half made for dire viewing. The draw stretched Zinedine Zidane’s unbeaten record as a manager to 34 points. Madrid are also unbeaten in the league after 14 games and have a six-point lead against second-placed Barca.

Other top stories:

  1. In the Premier League, Chelsea came from a goal down to beat Manchester City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium to march to a four-point lead at the top of the table, which can by narrowed down by Liverpool, who play Bournemouth on Sunday. City had Sergio Aguero and Fernandino sent off in the final minute of the game following a touchline fracas.
  2. North London sides Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur smashed five goals each against West Ham United and Swansea respectively. West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace also registered facile wins. 
  3. There were disgraceful scenes at the French Ligue 1 as Lyon goalkeeper saw a firecracker thrown at him at the Stade Saint-Symphorien against Metz. The match was subsequently abandoned.
  4. Former Indian footballer Syed Abdus Salam died in Hyderabad aged 77. Salam was named as the best defender at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne and coached India to become joint winners in the Youth Under-19 Cup in 1974 at Bangkok.
  5. RB Leipzig moved to the the top of the Bundesliga after downing Schalke ‘04 2-1. Borussia Dortmund also kept pace at the top as Pierre-Emrick Aubameyang guided his side to a resounding 4-1 win against Borussia Monchengladbach.
  6. In the Indian Super League, Mumbai City FC finished on top of the pile after drawing 0-0 against Delhi Dynamos at the Andheri Sports Complex on Saturday. 
  7. Imphal’s Neroca FC have registered their bid for participating in the 2017 I-League. Three other teams have also registered their bids.  
  8. The bodies of the Chapecoence Real side, who were a part of the 71 people who died following a plane crash in Medellin in Colombia, were brought back home. Around 120,000 people are expected to turn up for their funeral.