Cristiano Ronaldo was in attendance at the Bernabeu as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 in El Clasico as Zinedine Zidane's men went top of La Liga.
Cristiano Ronaldo was seen celebrating Real Madrid's opener in El Clasico as Zinedine Zidane's men beat Barcelona.
The Juventus forward was back in Spain to watch his former side take on their arch-rivals in a crucial La Liga clash.
Despite attempting a low-key entrance in a blacked-out van, TV cameras quickly spotted the Portugal international.
And as Vinicius Jr netted the first goal of the match, the 35-year-old was seen raising his arms in celebration.
The Br azilian scored in the 71st minute and even copied Ronaldo's celebration as the footballing legend applauded from the stands.
Mariano later doubled the scores in stoppage time to make sure of the three points.
It sees Real reclaim top spot by one point after a tough couple of weeks.
Zidane was starting to feel the pressure after failing to win any of the last three matches, including a Champions League defeat to Manchester City .
As for Ronaldo, it was the first time he returned to Madrid since his £100m to Juventus in 2018.
The superstar has written himself into history at the club during his nine-year stint he scored 450 goals in 438 games.
He left in the summer of 2018 as their all-time highest goalscorer and won a multitude of trophies, including four Champions League titles.
Meanwhile, Zidane has commended his side's resilience after mounting pressure.
The Frenchman said: "The reaction today has been important. The dressing room is not touched."
"It was a complicated week, but we prepared this game well. That means the players are in and want."
"We played 78 very good minutes and in the end we lost. Today we win playing well from start to finish."
"We need to stick to what we believe, but we know that it will be hard until the very end. We need to prove ourselves every time we play."