There will be plenty of clashes between these two sides to come this season, but this served as an excellent appetiser.
Barcelona and Real Madrid met in the first El Clasico to be held outside Spain as the rivals clashed in Miami.
An exhilarating first half saw the Catalan club race into a 2-0 lead before they were pegged back by the capital side.
But Gerard Pique settled the tie in the second half before the high pace set early on, inevitably slowed.
Here, we rate the players who started the game for both sides...
Barcelona
Cillessen 8
Helpless with both goals but made two brilliant saves to prevent Isco bringing Madrid level once more in the second-half
Aleix Vidal 5
Caught out by Asensio's pace and power before the break
Pique 7
A constant scourge for Madrid on and off the field, came up with the winner
Umtiti 7
Composed and controlled in possession as he strolled through the first hour
Alba 6
Got forward to good effect but left plenty of space in behind which Bale failed to capitalise on
Busquets 7
Lovely pass into Messi to set up the opener
Iniesta 7
No sign off the old genius losing his touch as he conducted Barca's play before the break
Rakitic 7
Fine finish for his goal and was close to a second moments later, but got away big time with repeated pushing off the referee
Neymar 7
Missed chances he should have buried but got two assists and didn't look like a man with one foot out of the Camp Nou
Messi 8
New season, same old Messi. Goal added gloss to some lovely touches.
Suarez 7
Didn't score but his movement caused all sorts of problems for a disorientated Madrid defence
Real Madrid
Navas 8
Kept the scoreline respectable to round off a good tour
Carvajal 6
Struggled to cope with Neymar's trickery
Ramos 5
First 45 minutes of pre-season for Madrid's captain and it showed
Varane 5
Even his pace couldn't cover the oceans of space in behind the Madrid defence
Marcelo 7
Not quite on the form he ended last season with but still showed why he is the best left-back around
Casemiro 6
Unable to enforce his physical edge in a "friendly" environment
Modric 7
Slow to start but helped lead Madrid's revival in the first-half
Kovacic 8
Madrid's best outfield performer and not just for lovely individual run and strike to halve early arrears
Bale 5
In such an open game that should have suited his style, another Clasico largely passed him by
Benzema 6
Both the good and bad of the Frenchman's game on show as missed chances were offset by intelligent leading of the line to create space for those around him
Asensio 7
Counter-attack and finish for his goal showed Bale has plenty to be worried about over his role in the team this season