Topics: Luis Suarez, Barcelona, Real Madrid, El Clasico, La Liga
The Uruguayan converted from the spot to keep up his impressive goalscoring record in this heated rivalry.

While there is nothing special about penalties being scored in El Clasico, Luis Suarez's spot-kick against Real Madrid on Sunday made history. For the first time in the history of this heated rivalry, technology had been used before pointing to the spot.

The Blaugrana welcomed Los Blancos to Camp Nou over the weekend in a highly-anticipated clash. Many wondered what this encounter would be like given the absence of both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but fears of a drab tie were quickly washed away.

The excitement began early, with Philippe Coutinho finding the back of the net after only 11 minutes to award the host an early lead. The Brazilian converted a lovely cut-back from Jordi Alba, burying it past the helpless Thibaut Courtois and Sergio Ramos.

A while later, things went from bad to worse for Lopetegui's men. Poor defending let down the Merengues once more, with Raphael Varane bringing down Luis Suarez in the box.

However, the referee turned down the appeals and waved play on. Once the ball went out of play, the match official decided to refer the issue to VAR after some deliberation. He returned to the pitch after reviewing footage with no doubts, pointing to the spot straight away.

Valverde's Uruguayan striker stepped up to take the penalty in Leo's absence and made no mistake, firing a low ball into the left corner. That was Saurez's seventh goal in El Clasico, the most by any player since his debut.

And almost everyone following the game was pleased with VAR as it helped reversed a huge error. Check out the best tweets below.