Barcelona vs Real Madrid LIVE: El Clasico result, final score and reaction from La Liga fixture today

Real Madrid condemned Barcelona to their fourth consecutive El Clasico defeat as Carlo Ancelotti’s side secured a 2-1 win at the Camp Nou.

Sergino Dest missed a golden opportunity to give the hosts the lead when he blazed a shot over the bar early on before David Alaba scored his first Real Madrid goal when he started and then finished a blistering counter attack.

Barcelona struggled to create any clear chances as they searched for a response in the second half and the visitors wrapped up the victory in stoppage time when Lucas Vasquez converted from close range following another swift break.

There was still time for Sergio Aguero to net his first Barcelona goal with seconds remaining, but it was too little too late for Ronald Koeman’s side as they fell to another damaging defeat.

Here are how the players rated at the Camp Nou:

Carlo Ancelotti on Real Madrid’s victory in El Clasico: “I am happy because El Clasico is the most important match and we have won it here. Unfortunately there are only three points. We came out well, Barça also played a good game.

“It was a tactical and intelligent game. Defensively very well, we missed some passes in the first half. But we were effective against the team, this team has quality. The game was difficult, having won it leaves us happy.

“We can compete [for the title]. The team is very solid, we have to think that we have played against a great team that has played a good game. The fact that we are able to suffer together and not lose the ball is a virtue.”

This is Ancelotti’s first win at the Camp Nou, after he failed to win at Barcelona in his previous spell in charge.

There are numerous stats out there which sum up Barcelona’s recent slide over the past couple of seasons - this is another notable one.

This was the goal that wrapped up the Clasico, even though there was still time for Aguero to pull one back.

Busquets adds: “We have to keep fighting, there’s a long way to go in La Liga. We will try to get back to the top little by little.”

Barcelona are eighth and are five points behind Madrid, who lead the way on 20 points alongside Sevilla and Real Sociedad.

“I don’t think we deserved to lose, but that’s football,” concedes Busquets. “Matches are decided at both areas and they were better than us.”

“Sometimes you need to be defensive and it worked today,” Courtois says at pitchside.

It’s a game plan that worked for Real Madrid, though. They controlled Barcelona from the 15th minute and looked dangerous on the break. Barcelona barely threatened and Real Madrid defended well - Alaba was magnificent.

Subdued silence at the Camp Nou as Barcelona slide to their fourth straight Clasico defeat. Real Madrid were deserved winners and they move to the top of the table, while the hosts remain eighth.

Aguero gets his first Barcelona goal as he volleys in Dest’s cross from the right - but it’s too little too late, there are only seconds left to play!

90+5 mins: Just before the goal there had been chaos in the Real Madrid box after Casemiro gave the ball away. But Real Madrid were able to clear before hitting Barcelona on the break!