Atletico de Madrid vs Real Madrid: Gareth Bale scores 100th goal for Los Blancos

Casemiro and Sergio Ramos also scored, with Antoine Griezmann's effort not enough to prevent the hosts from suffering defeat and dropping down to third

Real Madrid players train ahead of derby with Atletico

Real Madrid dispatched rivals Atletico Madrid in the derby in a boost ahead of next week's Champions League.

Gareth Bale added some gloss to the scoreline, with Casemiro and Sergio Ramos' penalty also doing the damage.

A weakened Atletico side, without Koke and Diego Costa, equalised through Antoine Griezmann, but it was not enough.

Thomas Partey was also sent off to compound their misery as they dropped down to third in La Liga.

Relive the game as it happened above.

Key Points

• Casemiro's bicycle kick put Los Blancos ahead
• Antoine Griezmann levelled with a cool finish, despite VAR forcing a lengthy wait
• Vinicius Jr won a penalty after Jose Gimenez's poorly-timed tackle, with Sergio Ramos slotting home
• And Gareth Bale completed the win with an angled drive into the far corner
• Thomas Partey was sent off late for a second bookable offence
• Atleti can cut Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga to three points, whilst Real can go above their rivals into second with victory

[9 February 2019 17:14 · Jack Rathborn]

Full-time: Atletico 1-3 Real Madrid

Real Madrid back up to second and probably ending the title race as a result, with five points between themselves and Barcelona, who can stretch it to eight if they win against Athletic Bilbao tomorrow. 

Los Blancos are perfectly set up for the Champions League next week, with a trip to Ajax on Wednesday. 

Atleti, meanwhile, without Koke and Diego Costa, fought hard, but lacked that cutting edge.