Barcelona hailed real winners of bruising Madrid derby

Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - November 18, 2017 Real Madrid’s Casemiro, Raphael Varane and Sergio Ramos in action with Atletico Madrid's Koke . REUTERS/Juan Medina

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona were declared the true winners of the Madrid derby by the Spanish media on Sunday as the thrilling yet low-quality stalemate between Atletico and Real Madrid left the Catalans enjoying a 10-point lead over the two sides in La Liga.

Barca won 3-0 at Leganes on the outskirts of Madrid, before a bruising yet goalless first capital derby at the new Wanda Metropolitano stadium saw tempers flare all over the pitch and left Real captain Sergio Ramos with a broken nose.