The most astonishing thing about Barcelona's Clasico win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday was that they did it without Lionel Messi.
The Argentinian made his comeback after close to two months out injured, but the damage had been done before he got on the pitch.
Messi still dazzled, touching the ball more than any of Madrid's three attackers despite playing for a third of the time, and he helped set up the fourth and final goal.
Where we really saw him shine was after being recalled to the starting line up against Roma on Tuesday.