The rivalry in El Clásico has been turned up a notch after a heated exchange between Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos.
The Barcelona captain came in for a challenge on the Real Madrid captain, only for the latter to raise his knee and ended up hitting the five-time Ballon d’Or winner in the face with his elbow instead.
It culminated in a head-to-head confrontation between Messi and Ramos, with the referee forced to intervene between the two.