Cristiano Ronaldo scored late for 10-man Real Madrid to snatch a 2-1 comeback win at Barcelona on Saturday and revive its slim hopes of challenging for the Spanish league title.
Madrid ended Barcelona’s Spanish record unbeaten streak at 39 games in all competitions with its first come-from-behind win at Camp Nou since 1965, according to the Stats agency.
In Zinedine Zidane’s first Clásico as a manager, Madrid avenged a 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in November by dealing the Catalan club its first defeat since Oct. 3.
On a night when Barcelona honored the late Johan Cruyff with a moving tribute, it was Ronaldo and Madrid’s star forwards who outperformed Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luís Suarez.