Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 300th Real Madrid goal as the European champions remained four points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday.


Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates a goal during the Spanish league football match Rayo Vallecano de Madrid vs Real Madrid CF at the Estadio de Vallecas in Vallecas. Pic/AFP 

Earlier, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were on target as Barca eased past Almeria 4-0. Barca took over half an hour to make the breakthrough, but Messi did so in style as he curled home his 44th goal of the season into the far corner. Suarez made the game safe when he fired into the top corner 10 minutes after the break and bagged his second of the evening in stoppage time after Marc Bartra headed home the third from Xavi's corner.