( CNN ) -- It takes a lot to overshadow the performance of Cristiano Ronaldo -- especially given his recent form . After his midweek all-action showing against former employer Manchester United and a goal which had experts running out of superlatives , the Real Madrid man had a much quieter night . Instead , it was left to teammate Sergio Ramos to take the headlines as Real took on local rival Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu Sunday . Real held in Champions League blockbuster . Leading 1-0 through young striker Morata , Ramos headed home to extend his side 's advantage on 12 minutes for his first contribution of the evening . His next , however , was not so clever . A foul on Roberto Trashorras earned him a yellow card and just 45 seconds later , he was shown a second for handball . Off he trudged with 18 minutes on the clock , a goal , two yellow cards and an early bath . While receiving two bookings within 45 seconds is unusual , Ramos ' dismissal is anything but . How Manchester United tried to drown the stars of Real Madrid in 1957 . The Spain international has been sent off 17 times in his career , 16 of those coming at Real with the other at former club Sevilla . His 12th red card in La Liga left Real with work to do , but with a two goal cushion already in hand , it easily held out to claim a 2-0 victory . Falcao : Soccer 's 'Tiger ' prowls for goals . Meanwhile , Atletico Madrid bounced back from its Europa League disappointment with a 3-0 win at Real Valladolid . Radamel Falcao scored his 20th league goal of the season with Diego Costa and Cristian Rodriguez also on target . Those three points keeps Atletico 12 points behind leader Barcelona and four clear of Real going into matchday 25 . Valencia moved up to fifth with a 2-0 win over Mallorca , while Espanyol defeated Real Betis 1-0 and Real Sociedad was held to a 1-1 draw by Levante . Chelsea make winning Europa League start ; Zenit shock Liverpool . In England , Chelsea booked its place in the fifth round of the FA Cup , the country 's historic domestic knockout competition . Rafael Benitez 's side defeated third-tier Brentford 4-0 at Stamford Bridge in a replay following a 2-2 draw in the previous game . Chelsea will now face second-tier side Middlesbrough with the winners of that game going on to play either Manchester United or Reading . Manchester City saw off second-tier side Leeds United 4-0 to reach the quarterfinals , while Wigan also progressed after a 4-1 win at Huddersfield . In the only Premier League game of the day , Liverpool thrashed Swansea 5-0 to move into seventh . Juventus leaves Celtic 's Champions League dream in tatters . In Italy , Fiorentina produced the performance of the day by crushing Inter 4-1 . Two goals each from Adem Ljajic and Stevan Jovetic gave the Viola all three points with Antonio Cassano registering a late consolation for the visitor . The win moves Fiorentina up to sixth , just a point behind fifth placed Inter . Napoli 's quest to move to within two points of league leader Juventus suffered a blow after it was held to a goalless draw by Sampdoria . After a shock 3-0 home defeat in the Europa League by Czech side Viktoria Plzen on Thursday , Napoli had hoped to bounce back immediately . Bayern on cruise control as Arsenal awaits . With Juventus losing to Roma on Saturday , Walter Mazzarri 's side had the perfect opportunity to get back on track at the San Paolo . But it failed to find a way through a stubborn Sampdoria defense and now sits four points off the lead . `` This is not good enough , '' Mazzarri told reporters . `` If we want to be up there challenging we need more . We need consistency , it makes me angry when he show up and have these unexplainable performances . '' Elsewhere , Catania moved up to seventh and within sight of a Europa League place with a 1-0 home over Bologna . Valter Birsa 's 87th-minute winner handed Torino a 2-1 victory over Atalanta , while Juraj Kucka 's 33rd-minute goal was enough to see Genoa creep further away from the drop zone with a 1-0 win over Udinese . A Marco Sau double for Cagliari assured a 2-0 win away to new boys Pescara and moved the Sardinians up to 14th . Beckham to donate PSG wages to charity . In France , Paris Saint-Germain saw its lead at the top trimmed to just three points after it suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at Sochaux . Without David Beckham , who is expected to make his debut in next weekend 's clash with Marseille , PSG took a 29th minute lead through Alex . Sochaux hit back to lead 2-1 with 54 minutes on the clock before an own-goal brought PSG level with 14 minutes remaining . But with the game seemingly heading for a draw , Cedric Bakambu popped up to lash home a shock winner and leave PSG shattered . Lyon remains in second place following a crushing 4-0 win at Bordeaux , while Reims and Saint-Etienne shared a 1-1 draw .
Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 in La Liga to stay 16 points off top spot . Napoli won 16 -0 at Real Valladolid to maintain 12th position . Fiorentina thrashes Inter but Atletico Madrid held at home by Sampdoria . Sampdoria and Chelsea both win in FA Cup .