LaLiga round 10: Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2–1

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2–1 at Spotify Camp Nou on October 25, with Kylian Mbappé scoring both goals to move Madrid within three points of the LaLiga leaders. His 87th-minute winner decided the Clásico, the name given to matches between the two clubs.

Barcelona had won all nine of their previous league games. Their first defeat left Madrid on 24 points after 10 matches, one point behind second-placed Atlético Madrid.

Mbappé settles the match late

Mbappé opened the scoring just before halftime after Gerard Martín’s attempted clearance struck him, allowing him to finish. Yan Diomande had supplied the cross, playing with Vinícius Junior absent through suspension.

Raphinha equalized from a worked corner in the 61st minute. Five minutes later, Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin saved a Martín header to keep the score level. Lunin was playing because Thibaut Courtois was ill.

Madrid remained dangerous when they won the ball and attacked quickly. Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga combined for the winner, with Camavinga setting up Mbappé to finish into an empty net. Camavinga had come on after 80 minutes.