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El Clasico: Relentless Real Madrid beat Barcelona to take La Liga lead

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Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v FC Barcelona - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - April 10, 2021. Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates scoring their first goal as Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman reacts. [REUTERS/Sergio Perez]

Real Madrid beat rivals Barcelona 2-1 at home in an entertaining, rain-soaked 'Clasico' on Saturday to stretch their winning run to six games in all competitions and go top of LaLiga for the first time in three months.

Karim Benzema put the champions in charge at a soggy Alfredo di Stefano stadium with a delightful backheel in the 14th minute while a deflected Toni Kroos free kick doubled their lead in the 28th.

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