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		</div><p><b>BARCELONA 1 &#8211; REAL MADRID 2</b></p>
<p>Cristiano Ronaldo hit a late winner to hand 10-man Real Madrid a shock 2-1 win in a fiery El Clasico and end Barcelona&#8217;s long unbeaten run.</p>
<p>The Portuguese star pounced five minutes from the end of a pulsating La Liga clash at the Nou Camp, just moments after his captain Sergio Ramos had been sent off for the 20th time in his career.</p>
<p>Real had already come from behind with Karim Benzema scoring a superb equaliser to cancel out a Gerard Pique header early in the second half.</p>
<p>The defeat, on what was an emotional occasion for Barca in their first outing since the death of Johan Cruyff, was the Catalan side&#8217;s first in 40 matches in all competitions.</p>
<p>It also provided a potential twist in the Primera Division title race, with Barca&#8217;s lead over Atletico Madrid at the top now cut to six points and with Real just another point further behind.</p>
<p>It was Real&#8217;s first win at the Nou Camp for three years and came in Zinedine Zidane&#8217;s first Clasico in charge of the team.</p>
<p>The visitors handled the emotionally-charged atmosphere well and controlled large spells of the game. The contest may have been billed as a clash of two highly exciting front threes but it was in midfield where the battle was mostly fought and for a long time Real had the edge.</p>
<p>But the Barca threat was not completely snuffed out and it was still the hosts who created the more clear-cut early chances.</p>
<p>Luis Suarez spurned a great opportunity when he mis-kicked in front of goal in the ninth minute after Neymar had seized on a loose ball. Ramos claimed he had been fouled by Suarez in the build-up and was booked for his protests &#8211; something he would later regret.</p>
<p>Ivan Rakitic forced Keylor Navas into a low save, Lionel Messi sent a free-kick over, Andres Iniesta had a shot blocked and Dani Alves missed the target. Messi wanted a penalty after appearing to be tripped by Ramos, who was risking a second yellow card, but nothing was given and replays suggested any offence occurred outside the box.</p>
<p>At the other end Ronaldo tested Claudio Bravo and then missed the target from a free-kick.</p>
<p>Benzema had a glorious chance on the stroke of half-time after being teed up by Daniel Carvajal but fired well over.</p>
<p>Ramos had another possible escape early in the second half after appearing to catch Alves in the face with his arm, although the Brazilian&#8217;s theatrical reaction did him no favours.</p>
<p>Messi had a delicate chip tipped away by Navas but that led to a succession of corners from which Barca grabbed the lead with a thumping header from Pique in the 56th minute.</p>
<p>Real responded swiftly and were level just six minutes later as Benzema leapt and twisted to acrobatically fire home after a shot by Toni Kroos was blocked.</p>
<p>The visitors began to sense their opportunity and upped the tempo, although they still had a let-off when Suarez flashed a volley wide from a tight angle.</p>
<p>Bale thought he had headed Real in front from a pinpoint Ronaldo cross to the far post but was harshly penalised for a foul on Jordi Alba.</p>
<p>Real might have opted to sit back after Ramos&#8217; luck finally ran out when he incurred his second booking for a late lunge on Suarez but they pressed on.</p>
<p>Reward came five minutes from time when Bale chipped deep into the area and Ronaldo calmly chested down and lashed in a winner.</p>
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