Cristiano Ronaldo's back-heeled goal was enough for Real Madrid to claim all three points from their trip to Rayo Vallecano this afternoon.
The Portuguese attacker produced the audacious effort in the 54th minute to keep his side in charge of the title race in Spain.
See a clip of the goal below.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 49 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 25 | 39 | 48 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 44 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | GironaGirona | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 31 |
| 11 | Real BetisBetis | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Celta Vigo | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | Getafe | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 15 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 23 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 23 |
| 17 | Leganes | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 23 |
| 18 | Valencia | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 22 |
| 19 | AlavesAlaves | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 48 | -33 | 15 |
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