Ansu Fati has become the youngest player to score in an El Clasico this century having notched at the Nou Camp.
The teenager is highly thought of at Barcelona and started instead of Antoine Griezmann for the showpiece clash.
And it didn't take long for Ronald Koeman's faith to be rewarded as Fati scored his side's equaliser after eight minutes.
The Spaniard scored less than a week out from his birthday at the age of 17 years and 359 days old.
Jordi Alba's assist allowed him to cancel out an early lead given to Real Madrid by midfielder Federico Valverde.
Fati's landmark has an added gloss as he broke the record previously held by Madrid's Vinicius Jr.
The youngster scored for Los Blancos in March aged 19 years and 233 days old in a 2-0 win at the Bernabeu.
Despite Fati's exploits he was unable to help Barcelona lay down a marker as they aim to wrestle the La Liga title off of Madrid.
A second-half penalty from Sergio Ramos and a late strike from Luka Modric helped Zinedine Zidane's side bounce back from their midweek loss to secure a 3-1 win.
It also means Barcelona have not beaten their arch rivals for over 18 months.
Fati though has been a bright spark this term and made a habit of breaking records after becoming the first player in Champions League history to score twice before his 18th birthday.
Fati is seen as the natural successor to Lionel Messi, who could still leave the club at the end of the season.
At this early stage of the season, which as now seen Barcelona lose twice in La Liga, Fati is the club's leading scorer.
His strike on Saturday afternoon was his fifth of the season.
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