Real Madrid lost the opportunity to close the gap behind Barcelona in Sunday night’s El Clasico clash.

Barca went into the game 9 points clear of Madrid, and a Real Madrid victory could have reduced the gap to 6 points.

Madrid however lost the game 2-1, despite having taken an early lead.

Marco Asensio had a goal ruled out by VAR for offside late in the second-half, before Franck Kessie scored a stoppage time goal to seal the three points for Barcelona.

Speaking after the game, Carlo Ancelotti blamed the VAR decision.

He said: “We played a good match. We deserved to win and we were winning.

“I still have doubts about the cancelled goal. We gave our best and lost our balance. They scored against us, but that’s not the most important thing.

“About Marco Asensio’s goal, do you think he was offside? We have to accept it but I have my doubts. Nothing is certain.”