Luis Suarez may have been Barcelona 's goal hero in Sunday 's El Clasico but it was Gerard Pique who won the plaudits for his flawless display . A survey of Barca fans voted defender Pique man of the match in the 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at the Nou Camp . After his impressive performance , Pique left the stadium with his pop star girlfriend Shakira . Gerard Pique was at his very best at the heart of the Barcelona defence against Real Madrid . The 28-year-old collected 44.9 per cent of the vote , following by Suarez with 28.2 per cent and Lionel Messi ( 17.9 per cent ) . Former Barcelona defender Carlos Puyol was among his many admirers , congratulated him via Twitter for his great performance . Gerard Pique has turned things round at Barcelona and was impressive at the Nou Camp . Real Madrid 's Gareth Bale is tackled by Barcelona defender Gerard Pique on Sunday night . Pique was one of three Barcelona players , along with Jeremy Mathieu and Jordi Alba , who made 10 interceptions . Dani Alves made nine . The four defenders only committed three fouls all night , and Pique didn ’ t commit any in a game in which 12 players were booked by the referee . Luis Suarez celebrates scoring the winner for Barcelona against Real Madrid . Cristiano Ronaldo scored the equaliser but was not able to lead his side to victory at the Nou Camp . Sportsmail 's Rik Sharma awarded PIque 9/10 for his 'world-class ' performance against Real Madrid . He said : 'This was a performance from the defender which some believed was beyond him after his fall from grace . Got his head to every ball when it mattered and executed some perfect tackles . '
Gerard Pique voted man of the match in El Clasico by Barcelona fans . The defender collected 44.9 per cent of the vote , followed by Carlos Puyol . Former Barcelona defender Luis Suarez was among his many admirers .