Real Madrid march on while Lionel Messi passes Cristiano Ronaldo tally

Vinicius Jr promised to continue his celebration dance undeterred by racist abuse.
Real Madrid march on while Lionel Messi passes Cristiano Ronaldo tally

PSG’s Lionel Messi moved ahead of Ronaldo on the non-penalty goals list (Laurent Cipriani/AP)

Federico Valverde’s first-half goal proved the derby decider after Real Madrid sealed a 2-1 victory at Atletico Madrid.

The visitors got things started after Aurelien Tchouameni sent a perfect pass over a wall of red and white shirts to find an onrushing Rodrygo, who fired a rocket into the roof of the net.

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