Barcelona kept pace with Real Madrid as the pair surged four points clear at the top of La Liga when the champions won 2-0 away to Getafe on Saturday.
With Real having defeated Las Palmas 3-1 at the Bernabéu earlier on Saturday, the onus was on Barcelona to match that result and they made no mistake across the city at Getafe.
Neymar stayed ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo – who scored one of Real’s goals against Las Palmas – at the top of the La Liga scoring charts with his ninth of the season.
That was a superb volley to make it 2-0 after Luis Suárez hit his eighth of the season as the South American pair kept Barça motoring in the absence of their injured talisman Lionel Messi.
Barcelona entertain BATE Borisov in the Champions League on Wednesday night, while Real Madrid host Paris St-Germain on Tuesday.
Celta Vigo’s 3-2 win over Real Sociedad in a later match reduced Barcelona and Real’s lead to three points.
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