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Barcelona beat Real 1-0 in La Liga

Barcelona made La Liga history on Saturday by defeating Real Madrid 1-0 to become the first side to win four straight league away matches at the Bernabeu.

Ivan Rakitic scored the game's only goal as Barca claimed a second win over Madrid in four days, leaving Los Blancos with little in the way of La Liga title hopes as Barcelona opened up a 10-point gap over Atletico Madrid at the top of the table.

The win also gave Barcelona a lead in the all-time series between the two clubs for the first time in 88 years, having now won 96 times to Madrid's 95. Not since 1931 has the Catalan club held the overall series lead.

With this win, Barcelona have kept their hopes of a treble alive. A commanding lead in La Liga, a final against Valencia in the Copa del Rey final in May in the waiting and a round-of-16 tie against Lyon in the Champions League that is finely poised with the first leg having finished 0-0.

Madrid boss Santiago Solari has now failed to find a victory in his first three matches against the club's biggest rivals, having earned just a draw to go with the two latest losses. The previous worst start against Barcelona was for Leo Beenhakker in 1987.

Madrid, who are now 12 points back of first place in La Liga, are still alive in the Champions League, having taken a 2-1 win over Ajax in the first leg of their last-16 clash, with the second leg set to take place on Tuesday.



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