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The Spanish press hails Real Madrid's win over Barça

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Real Madrid dominates the front pages of Spanish newspapers this morning after their crucial victory over their historic rivals, FC Barcelona, with a 2-1 scoreline. This Clasico, part of La Liga's 10th round, took place at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and allowed Los Merengues to consolidate their position at the top of the table.

Mbappé opened the scoring for Real in the 22nd minute, before Fermín López equalized for Barça in the 38th minute. Bellingham then sealed the win for the Merengues in the 43rd minute.

The Spanish press hails Real Madrid's win over Barça

The daily ( AS ) headlined: "Real Madrid dominates the match and strengthens their lead with a five-point advantage over Barça," emphasizing the significance of this victory after suffering four Clasico defeats last season, and commenting: "Real Madrid settles the score."

( Marca ) focused on the flow of the match, recalling the goals by Mbappé and Bellingham and a late-game altercation that resulted in a red card and nine yellow cards.

The newspaper also highlighted the controversial comments from Barça's young star, Lamine Yamal, who tried to mimic Neymar before the match to attract attention, but without success, sparking debate around the Clasico.

For its part, (Sport, ) which is close to FC Barcelona, analyzed the reasons behind the defeat, notably the absences and the drop in performance at the Bernabéu, stressing that Barça fought until the end but couldn't match a stronger, more efficient Real Madrid.