Impressive game by Barca and probably Valverde's 2nd impressive game (after beating Inter so comfortably). Madrid were very poor so I still reserve my judgement on Valverde, but he sure has proved me wrong in the last 2 games.
Suarez surely stepped up. I wasn't sure he retained much scoring abilities after serving as Messi's provider for such a long time. He did very well.
Sergi Roberto seems to go into superman mode whenever we're facing a worthy opponent. In other games, he's just an average player.
Jordi Alba is the best winger in the world and Luis Enrique doesn't invite him to national team. Better for us anyway.
This was indeed an iconic match, but I'm not delusional to say Barca can easily survive without Messi. It does serve as a huge boost to other players though. Now they can really believe in themselves. Something that hasn't been possible at Barca for over 10 years.