The Mexican striker sealed a precious win for Real with a late strike against Atleti at the Santiago Bernabeu to keep hopes of a second successive trophy alive, writes Ben Hayward
It was a typical opportunistic finish from Javier Hernandez. The Mexican's scuffed strike from close range slotted past two rival defenders and into an empty net. It won't win any awards, but it was enough to settle an extremely tense derby duel, save Real Madrid's stuttering season and probably Carlo Ancelotti's job as well.
Madrid came into this match having failed to beat Atleti in any of the last seven derbies disputed in 2014-15.