Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Mbappé double ends Barcelona's perfect La Liga start

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in El Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday 25 October (kick-off 8pm GMT). Kylian Mbappé scored both Real goals, Sky Sports and Al Jazeera reported. Barcelona had won all nine of their previous La Liga games this season.

How the goals came

Mbappé opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Barcelona defender Gerard Martín’s clearance of a cross from Yan Diomande struck Mbappé and went in, Sky Sports reported.

Raphinha equalised in the 61st minute from a Pedri pass; Real goalkeeper Andriy Lunin got a hand to the shot. OptaJose said it was Raphinha’s 13th La Liga goal in nine games this season.

Lunin saved a header from Martín in the 66th minute, and a Lamine Yamal shot went just wide in the 78th. In the 87th minute Mbappé finished Eduardo Camavinga’s cut-back on a counter-attack that followed a run by Jude Bellingham, according to Sky Sports. Opta Analyst said it was Mbappé’s 14th goal in 11 games against Barcelona.

What it means

Sky Sports said Barcelona stay top, three points ahead of Real Madrid, with Atlético Madrid second, two points behind Barcelona. Sky Sports said it was Real’s first win in Barcelona in three years, and Opta Analyst said José Mourinho’s Real are unbeaten in his last six Clásicos. FC Barcelona gave the attendance as 62,055.

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