Barcelona 5-1 Real Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops

#3 Flop: Sergio Ramos

Ramos stands distraught after conceding possession to Suarez, who made no mistake

This was precisely the type of display that critics have come to expect from Ramos, who despite his winning mentality and bullish mindset, has a tendency to fall short of high expectations in matches like these.

His defensive weaknesses have regularly been preyed upon by opposing sides in the past - the overzealous nature with which he commits to tackles - as well as some questionable defensive positioning when out of possession.

It's this high-risk, high-reward tactic that he adopts which earns plenty of praise when it works, but equally critical and mistakes when unsuccessful. Real's club captain was no better than Nacho nor Varane here, but I hold the latter to a higher standard because he's stronger defensively than his more experienced counterpart.

Ramos' nervousness echoed across the visitors' backline and he didn't lead by example either. Four tackles, two clearances, a blocked shot and needless foul committed, seems like a normal afternoon for the Spaniard. You'd be wrong: all over the place defensively, his distribution from the back lacked urgency and he relinquished possession in his own half to gift Suarez his hat-trick late on.