Star man Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game in the 103rd minute, smashing home Angel Di Maria’s precise cross with a fine header.

For the third time this season, Real ended the game with 10 men as Di Maria was sent off in the 120th minute for a second bookable offence.

Wednesday’s Clasico is the second of four encounters between Spain’s arch-rivals in the space of three weeks.

The most recent clash ended in a 1-1 league draw at the Bernabeu as the Spanish titans are braced for a Champions League double-header in the next couple of weeks.