Champions Barcelona came from behind to beat nine-man Atletico Madrid and move three points clear of their nearest rivals at the top of La Liga.
Koke stunned Camp Nou with a sharply dispatched 10th-minute opener on Saturday, and that advantage remained until Lionel Messi intervened with half-an-hour played.
Atletico's task became a steeper one when Filipe Luis saw red for a rash challenge on Messi and Diego Godin would also leave the action early in the 65th minute, collecting a second yellow card for fouling fellow Uruguay international Suarez.
Bruno's 65th-minute penalty was enough to improve upon back-to-back draws from their previous Liga outings.
Highly rated forward Inaki Williams headed the only goal after 24 minutes to give Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 victory at Getafe, while Malaga were also winners on the road and moved into the top half of the table courtesy of a 2-1 triumph over Eibar.
First half goals from Xabi Prieto and Inigo Martinez helped Real Sociedad to ease their relegation fears at Real Betis' expense.
