It's easy to say Barcelona put on a clinic today, but it was more than that: they toyed with Real Madrid. They toyed so much with Real Madrid that you knew the game was going to erupt at some point into violence.

And it did, as Sergio Ramos blatantly kick Messi from behind as he surged forward. Ramos was sent off as Barcelona players exploded in anger. Many Spanish teammates of Ramos getting into his face, as Pique, Iniesta, Xavi, and Puyol all rushed to Ramos in anger. Ramos responded by pushing Puyol in the face, knocking him to the ground. It was in many ways what was expected after the preceding 90 minutes of a beat down that Real Madrid endured