Real Madrid celebrate El Clásico win over Barcelona, extend lead | OneFootball

Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 on matchday ten of La Liga 2025/2026 and claimed another edition of El Clásico. Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham scored for the home side, while Fermín netted for the visitors.

Los Merengues dominated the Culé side at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and pulled five points ahead in the league.

Xabi Alonso’s team played an almost perfect first half in front of their fans and deserved a bigger margin in the final score.

The pressure exerted by Los Merengues in midfield wreaked havoc on Barcelona’s play, almost completely nullifying them.

Just two minutes into the match, Vinicius entered the box and the referee called a foul on Lamine Yamal, but after checking VAR, he decided to overturn his decision.

Ten minutes later, Mbappé opened the scoring, but a marginal offside prevented it from being reflected on the scoreboard.

The third time was the charm for Los Merengues. Bellingham delivered a surgical through ball to the French forward, who slotted his shot across goal to make it 1-0.

From that moment on, the home side grew by leaps and bounds, and Wojciech Szczesny became the absolute star for his team, keeping them in the game.

In the 38th minute, the Culé side forced a mistake from Real Madrid at the back, and Marcus Rashford assisted Fermín for the temporary equalizer.

Los Merengues were unfazed by the equalizer, and a set piece allowed them to go ahead before halftime.

From a corner, Militao flicked the ball at the near post and Bellingham came in unmarked at the back to tap in for 2-1.

At the start of the second half, the tone of the match continued in the same way, with Real Madrid dominating every area of the pitch.

In the 49th minute, Bellingham broke down the wing, sent in a cross, and the ball struck Eric García’s hand.

After checking VAR, the referee awarded a penalty, and it was Mbappé who stepped up to take it.

The Frenchman struck hard and low, but Szczesny came up huge and, with his opposite hand, saved the penalty.

Los Merengues’ game plan never changed, and they continued to suffocate the Culé side all over the pitch.

In the 68th minute, Bellingham scored what would have been the 3-1, but offside prevented him from increasing the lead.

Real Madrid kept creating dangerous chances, but always failed with the final touch to seal the match once and for all.

To make matters worse for Hansi Flick’s team, who was suspended, Pedri was sent off in the 99th minute.

The final score does not reflect the true difference seen on the pitch, and thus Los Merengues strengthen their hold at the top of LaLiga.

Argentine Franco Mastantouno did not get any minutes in the clásico despite being on the bench, but he has already accumulated over 500 minutes since joining Los Merengues at just 18 years old.

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