Madrid - Real Madrid kept up the pressure on Spanish leaders Barcelona on Saturday, with a 1-0 win away to lowly Recreativo Huelva.
The tight win leaves in-form Real six points behind Barca, who earlier on Saturday won 1-0 in Getafe.
"We had to win tonight, in order to prevent them (Barcelona) from escaping," said Real goal scorer Marcelo.
Real have won 15 of their last 16 league games thanks to the defensive solidity given to them by coach Juande Ramos, who took over from Bernd Schuster in December.