Real Madrid top table after Clasico win

Karim Benzema's 25th goal of the season gave Real Madrid the lead in El Clasico

Real 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.

Real doubled their lead before half-time through Toni Kroos' deflected free-kick.

Oscar Mingueza pulled one back for Barca before Madrid's Casemiro was shown a late red card.

The result takes Real level on points with Atletico Madrid and Real go ahead of their city rivals 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.

More to follow.

Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsReal Madrid

Formation 4-1-4-1

1Courtois17Vázquez3Militão6Nacho23Mendy14Casemiro15Valverde10Modric8Kroos20Vinícius Júnior9Benzema

1Courtois17VázquezSubstituted forOdriozolaat 43'minutes3Militão6NachoBooked at 69mins23Mendy14CasemiroBooked at 90mins15ValverdeSubstituted forAsensioat 61'minutes10Modric8KroosSubstituted forIscoat 72'minutes20Vinícius JúniorSubstituted forMarceloat 72'minutes9BenzemaSubstituted forMarianoat 72'minutes

Substitutes

11Asensio12Marcelo13Lunin19Odriozola22Isco24Mariano25Rodrygo26Altube

Barcelona

Formation 3-4-2-1

1ter Stegen28Mingueza4Araujo15Lenglet2Dest5Busquets21de Jong18Alba10Messi16González11Dembélé

1ter Stegen28Mingueza4AraujoBooked at 26minsSubstituted forKourouma Kouroumaat 72'minutes15Lenglet2DestSubstituted forGriezmannat 45'minutes5BusquetsSubstituted forRobertoat 64'minutes21de Jong18AlbaBooked at 84mins10Messi16GonzálezBooked at 23minsSubstituted forMachado Trincãoat 81'minutes11DembéléSubstituted forBraithwaiteat 81'minutes

Substitutes

3Piqué7Griezmann8Pjanic9Braithwaite12Puig17Machado Trincão20Roberto23Umtiti24Firpo26Peña27Kourouma Kourouma36Tenas

Referee:Jesús Gil ManzanoMatch StatsHome TeamReal MadridAway TeamBarcelonaPossessionHome31%Away69%ShotsHome14Away18Shots on TargetHome3Away4CornersHome5Away6FoulsHome16Away10Live TextPost update

Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Barcelona 1.

90'+5'Full Time

Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Barcelona 1.

90'+5'Post update

Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marc-André ter Stegen.

90'+4'Post update

Attempt missed. Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.

90'+4'Post update

Attempt blocked. Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clément Lenglet with a headed pass.

90'+4'Post update

Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90'+4'Post update

Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).

90'+3'Post update

Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.

90'+2'Post update

Attempt missed. Ilaix Moriba (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza.

90'+1'Post update

Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

90'Dismissal

Second yellow card to Casemiro (Real Madrid) for a bad foul.

90'Post update

Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90'Post update

Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).

89'Booking

Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

89'Post update

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

89'Post update

Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).

88'Post update

Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

88'Post update

Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).

84'Booking

Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.

82'Post update

Attempt missed. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Asensio.

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