Mbappé and Bellingham score as Real Madrid beat Barcelona in El Clásico | OneFootball

El Clásico belongs to Real Madrid! On Sunday morning, the Merengues defeated Barcelona 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, in the tenth round of La Liga. The victory allowed the home team to open a five-point lead over their Catalan rivals.

Real Madrid also had three goals disallowed in the match. The goals that counted were scored by Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham, while Fermín López scored for Barça. All goals were scored in the first half.

Standings Situation

With the victory, Real Madrid remains the isolated leader of La Liga, with 27 points in ten games. Meanwhile, Barcelona follows closely with five points less and the same number of matches.

Upcoming Matches

Real Madrid's next match is on Saturday (01), when the Merengues host Valencia at the Santiago Bernabéu at 5 PM (Brasília time) for La Liga.

Barcelona plays a day later. At 2:30 PM, the Catalans host Elche at the Estadio Olímpico Lluis Companys, also at 2:30 PM (Brasília time), for the Spanish Championship.

The Match

First Half

After a disallowed goal, Real Madrid opened the scoring 22 minutes into the game. Kylian Mbappé received a deep pass and faced Szczesny one-on-one. The Frenchman didn't waste the opportunity and scored the first for the Merengues in the match.

However, at 38 minutes, Barcelona equalized. After an error by Arda Guler, the Catalans stole the ball. Rashford made a play on the left side and found Fermín López in the middle of the area. The Spaniard finished strongly and leveled the score at the Santiago Bernabéu.

But the visitors' joy didn't last long. Five minutes later, Éder Militão found a beautiful pass to Jude Bellingham in the small area. Without a goalkeeper, the Englishman just tapped it into the net to put Real back in front.

Photo: JAVIER SORIANO / AFP

Second Half

The second half started with a bang. After a handball by Eric García in the area, the referee awarded a penalty to Real Madrid. However, on the shot, Kylian Mbappé was stopped by a great save from goalkeeper Szczesny.

Real Madrid scored again with Bellingham, but the goal was disallowed. Despite being behind on the scoreboard, Barcelona did not pose any clear threats to the Merengues in the second half. In the end, Pedri was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.

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