Real Madrid defender Nacho was proud of their El Clasico victory over Barcelona.

Real went top of the table with the 2-1 win.

Nacho said afterwards, "They're three very important points in terms of the title race. We now have to push on because there's still a long way to go. Winning a Clasico is always special and a nice thing, especially with the way the league table is so tight, with everyone fighting to win the league, it's a very important win.

"We were very comfortable on the counter-attack. Barcelona like to have a lot of the ball, they can hurt you and you have to defend well and we had to dig in, but we got a two goal lead which helped us to grow in to it. We had to work hard, but we got the win, which is the most important thing."

The defender added: "We have a very strong squad, we're all contributing in big games like today and the other day against Liverpool."