Barcelona blasted Almeria 8-0 to match their biggest ever away win. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Barca, taking his tally for the season to 13, while substitute Bojan Krkic scored twice.

The Catalans, however, stay second in the league table as Real Madrid thrashed Athletic Bilbao 5-1 at the Bernabeu.

La Liga top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick in this match to move to 14 goals.

Real maintains a one-point advantage at the top over Barcelona, as the two teams now prepare to face each other on the 29th of November.

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