Quique Setien appears one step closer to the Barcelona exit door after Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid earned three more points with their win away to Atletico.

A solitary Sergio Ramos goal separated the sides, with the defender's spot-kick strike placing him ahead of the likes of Zidane, Luis Figo and Xavi in the Spanish league's all-time scorer stakes. 

Ramos' 73rd-minute penalty means his team is now firmly in the driving seat in their title race against heated rivals Barcelona, though the Catalan club can reduce the deficit to four points if they win away at Villarreal on Sunday evening.

Incredibly, the Real Madrid skipper's goal was his fifth in just seven games since the La Liga restart, as his team hit championship form at the perfect time.