Deportivo also guaranteed themselves another season in the top flight with a goalless draw at Villarreal, whose failure to win handed Sevilla a ticket to the Champions League.
Madrid recorded a pivotal 4-1 home win over Sevilla, meaning they remain level on points with Barca - who won at Las Palmas by the same scoreline - with a game in hand.
However, crucially Zidane's side hold a match in hand, which leaves little margin for error at Balaidos if they are to beat their fierce rivals to the title on the final round of LaLiga fixtures which will see Real travel to Malaga on Sunday.
"It is a long road". "When the going gets tough, we know we can always come out on top and will find solutions with our play". They have a good side and will do everything to play their game'.
'Nobody feels like champions, we have to continue until the last minute of the last game. There's no denying that Real Madrid has a lethal team even without the addition of the Portuguese, but with him, they have been able to sustain consecutive wins.
He enjoyed an excellent debut season under coach Carlo Ancelotti scoring 17 goals and providing 18 assists in all competitions but subsequently fell out of favor with former coach Rafa Benitez and has a strained relationship with current boss Zidane.
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Ronaldo netted his milestone goal in the 23rd minute from close range and then added number 401, restoring Real's two-goal advantage in the 78th with a curling shot into the top corner after Stevan Jovetic had pulled one back for Sevilla early in the second half.
Despite also having the upcoming defence of their European crown against Juventus in Cardiff on June 3, Zidane remains determined to take things very much one objective at a time.
Ronaldo restored Madrid's two-goal lead before Toni Kroos rounded off the scoring.
Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior (L) celebrates his goal with Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (R) and Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match UD Las Palmas vs FC Barcelona at the Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on May 14, 2017.
It was Neymar who got the scoring underway when he was in the flawless position to capitalise on a pass from Suarez, with the duo combining to score the second, this time with Suarez finishing off a pass from Neymar.
The roles were reversed two minutes later as Neymar's chip freed Suarez to dink home his 36th goal of the season.
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