Last updated on .From the section European FootballReal Madrid moved top of La Liga with victory over Barcelona in an El Clasico played in torrential rain at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium. Karim Benzema broke the deadlock with a sublime near-post flick - his ninth goal in his past seven La Liga games. The result takes Real above city rivals Atletico Madrid because of their superior head-to-head record. Atletico, who led La Liga by 10 points as recently as 31 January, can reclaim top spot with victory at Real Betis on Sunday. Real survive tense finaleManager Zinedine Zidane's "every game is a final" mantra has served Real well in recent weeks - they had dropped only four points in their previous nine La Liga outings going into Saturday's crucial game.

Source: BBC April 10, 2021 15:39 UTC