Real Madrid vs. Barcelona score: Benzema, Kroos lift Los Blancos to victory and into first place in La Liga

Real Madrid jumped out to a 2-0 lead over Barcelona on Saturday in El Clasico and barely hung on, beating their fierce rivals 2-1 in a game with huge title implications in La Liga. Real got some help from the crossbar at the very end to salvage the result after going down to 10 men.