Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale misfired as Real Madrid held Barcelona to a 0-0 goalless draw in the La Liga encounter at Nou Camp on Wednesday night.

Both sides had shots cleared off the line and Gareth Bale did put the ball in the net after the interval but his strike was narrowly ruled out for offside and the fixture ended scoreless for the first time since November 2002.

The draw left Barca top on 36 points after 17 games with Real also on 36, five clear of third-placed Sevilla.