Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Mbappé double wins El Clásico, gap cut to three

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday, October 25, as Kylian Mbappé scored twice — including the winner three minutes from time — to blow the La Liga title race open. Raphinha had levelled for Hansi Flick's side just after the hour, but José Mourinho's Madrid struck on the counter-attack late on to end Barcelona's nine-match league winning run and cut the gap at the top from six points to three.

Match facts

	Barcelona	Real Madrid
Score	1	2
Goals	Raphinha 61' (assist Pedri)	Mbappé 41', 87'
Yellow cards	Anthony Gordon 84'	Aurélien Tchouaméni 48', Dean Huijsen 90+2'
Coach	Hansi Flick	José Mourinho
Goalkeeper	Joan García	Andriy Lunin

Competition: La Liga 2026-27, matchday 10. Venue: Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona.

How the goals came

0-1 (41'): Yan Diomandé drove a low cross into the box and Gerard Martín's attempted clearance struck Mbappé and went in — a fortunate opener, but one that came from Madrid's pressure down the left.

1-1 (61'): Barcelona pushed hard after the break and Pedri slipped Raphinha through to finish. It was the Brazilian's 13th league goal of the season.

1-2 (87'): With Barcelona chasing a winner, Madrid broke at speed. Jude Bellingham and substitute Eduardo Camavinga combined and Camavinga's cross was turned in by Mbappé for the decisive goal.

The line-ups

Barcelona (4-3-3)	Real Madrid (4-4-2)
Joan García; Xavi Espart, Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, João Cancelo; Pedri, Rodri, Fermín López; Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Anthony Gordon	Andriy Lunin; Federico Valverde, Ibrahima Konaté, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella; Arda Güler, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Bernardo Silva, Jude Bellingham; Kylian Mbappé, Yan Diomandé

Barcelona replaced Espart with Alejandro Balde after 31 minutes, brought on Frenkie de Jong for López on 74, and threw on Gabriel Jesus and Karim Adeyemi for Raphinha and Gordon on 86. Madrid introduced Denzel Dumfries (62'), Camavinga (80'), Trent Alexander-Arnold and Carlos Espí (90+4').

Key numbers

• 5 — Mbappé's goals in two Clásico visits to Barcelona as a Madrid player, the most by a Madrid player there since 2013-14.
• 6 — Clásicos unbeaten for Mourinho as Madrid coach: four wins and two draws.
• 5 — shots by Lamine Yamal without scoring; he led Barcelona with 0.51 expected goals but created no chances.
• 9 — Barcelona's league winning run, ended one short of ten in a row.

Lunin the unlikely hero

Thibaut Courtois was ruled out through illness, so Andriy Lunin started in goal. The Ukrainian made several important saves, including a one-handed stop from a Raphinha effort, to keep Madrid in front and then level during Barcelona's strongest spell. The match finished with a brief scuffle between players after the final whistle, which was calmed without further action.

What it means for the title race

Barcelona arrived six points clear and with the chance to open a nine-point gap on their great rivals. Instead, Madrid are back within three points after ten rounds, and Mourinho has a psychological edge in the fixture he has dominated since returning to the club. For Flick, the defeat raises questions about his side's defending against quick transitions — both Madrid goals came from moves that started deep in their own half.

For fans in Pakistan, India and the Gulf, where El Clásico draws one of the biggest TV audiences of any club match, the result sets up a tight race through the winter.

What happens next

Both clubs move straight on to their next fixtures, with La Liga matchday 11 next weekend, where any slip from Barcelona would let Madrid draw level. The return Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu is scheduled for the second half of the season, in spring 2027.