Real Madrid score record 2-1 win over Barca.

Reuters - Real Madrid inched closer to their first La Liga title in four years on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal for a 2-1 victory over Barcelona on Saturday. The win gave Madrid a seven point lead over their rivals with only four games to go.

It was Real’s first win in eight La Liga ‘Clasicos’ and could have an impact on confidence for next week’s Champions League semi-final second legs when Real host Bayern Munich and Barca entertain Chelsea.

On a rain-swept night at the Nou Camp, when Real also set a new record of 109 goals scored in a league season, Sami Khedira was sharpest to react when Barca goalkeeper Victor Valdes dropped the ball at a corner.

The Germany midfielder bundled it over the line for a 17th-minute lead.

Barca had started nervously and lacked their usual fluidity and once Real were ahead they defended solidly and rarely looked like conceding as Barca stroked the ball around on the slick surface without real penetration.

The noise volume inside the giant arena rose after substitute Alexis Sanchez finally scrambled the ball in for the equaliser with 20 minutes left but the home fans were silenced three minutes later.

Mesut Ozil’s superb pass released Ronaldo on the right and he took the ball wide before smashing it home.