Cristiano Ronaldo sets another record

Cristiano Ronaldo early goal for Real Madrid against Valencia has now made him the all-time leading scorer in Europe's top five leagues.

Ronaldo has now scored 396 goals for Real Madrid in all competitions, although he missed a second-half penalty in today’s game.

Real Madrid scored a late winner to beat Valencia and take another step towards the La Liga title.

It was Marcelo who cancelled out Dani Parejo's equaliser to move Real to the top of the table.

Real lead Barcelona by three points but the Catalans could go top if they win at Espanyol..

Real manager, Zinedine Zidane, made nine changes to the Real side that beat Deportivo La Coruna 6-2 on Wednesday, with Ronaldo and Luke Modric among the returnees.

Ronaldo headed Dani Carvajal's fine cross beyond Diego Alves to record his 20th goal of the La Liga season.

It was also Ronaldo’s 367th league goal which made him surpassed England, Tottenham and Chelsea striker Jimmy Greaves, who scored 366 goals between 1957 and 1971.

The home side increased the pressure after the break, forcing Valencia to concede a penalty after Parejo brought down Modric, but Alves got down quickly to save Ronaldo's low strike.

Parejo's free-kick looked to have ended Valencia's four-match losing streak but Brazilian full-back Marcelo kept his composure to curl the ball beyond Alves from 18 yards out.

Real next face city rivals Atletico on Tuesday in the Champions League semi-finals, while 12th-placed Valencia host bottom-of-the-table Osasuna on Sunday 7 May.

Victory in each of their remaining four league matches will make Real win the La Liga title as they have a game in hand on Barca.