Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Mbappe scored brace, Ralphinha goal+missed multiple chances

The final score is Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid. Mbappe scored brace and helped the team to nail down Barca's invincible record in La Liga this season. Ralphinha once equalized from a great tactical corner kick, but along with Yamal, they missed several great chances.

Match Report:

Kylian Mbappe scored twice, grabbing an 87th-minute winner, as Real Madrid claimed a 2-1 away victory over Barcelona in El Clasico.

Barca were hoping to become the first team on record to start a season in one of Europe's top five leagues with 10 straight victories, having already built a six-point buffer to Madrid.

But Hansi Flick's side were up against it when Gerard Martin's attempted clearance ricocheted in off Mbappe in the 41st minute, although Raphinha's 13th goal of the LaLiga season drew them level shortly after the hour mark.

However, a wonderful, late counter from Madrid resulted in Mbappe slotting home to silence Camp Nou, with Jose Mourinho celebrating with a knee slide on the sidelines. 

Madrid quickly got on the front foot as they looked to quiet the crowd, but no white shirts were lurking for a tap-in when Joan Garcia could only parry Arda Guler's drive.

Raphinha had three efforts at the other end, the second of which was the most threatening as his first-time strike whistled over the crossbar following some industrious work from Pedri, while Andrii Lunin – standing in for Thibaut Courtois, who was suffering from flu – denied Anthony Gordon.

Yan Diomande was one of Madrid's bright sparks in attack, and their opening goal came from him being slipped into the area by Marc Cucurella. The Ivorian's centre was far from his best, but Martin blasted it straight off Mbappe and in. 

Barca should have had a quickfire equaliser when Lamine Yamal scuffed an uncharacteristically poor finish wide, but Flick's team were cut open on two more occasions before the interval.

Mbappe rifled against the inside of the post, only for the offside flag to go up against him, but Diomande was onside when he broke in behind and hit the side-netting moments later. 

Madrid spurned another excellent counter-attacking chance early in the second half, with Jude Bellingham failing to get his pass off when Mbappe was supporting him against an isolated Martin.

And Barca made those reprieves count when Raphinha's shot proved too hot for Lunin to handle, after the Brazilian was cleverly found by Pedri on the right side of the area.

Lunin made a one-handed save to keep out Martin's header, though he was lucky to see one Yamal effort drift narrowly wide and another smack Dean Huijsen in the face.

However, there was a twist to come at the other end as, after more superb work from the outstanding Bellingham, substitute Eduardo Camavinga burst into the area and centred for Mbappe, who simply could not miss.

Mbappe outduels Yamal ahead of Ballon d'Or ceremony 

Just 24 hours before the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony takes place in London, Sunday's Clasico featured two of the main contenders for the prize – Yamal and Mbappe.

And though the voting has long since been finalised, it was Mbappe who provided one final reminder of his credentials to be crowned the best player in the world.

There may have been a huge slice of fortune about Mbappe's opener, but his brace took him to five goals in two visits to Barca as a Madrid player. That is the most by any Blancos player since the start of 2013-14, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema (four each).

Yamal, meanwhile, missed a glaring chance to equalise in the first half and was unable to hit the net with any of his five shots, which were worth a team-high 0.51 expected goals (xG). He also failed to create a single chance and only completed 76.6% of his passes (47/76).

And, on a night where Barca could have opened up a huge nine-point gap to Madrid and made LaLiga history in the process, it was Mourinho who earned the bragging rights. 

His unbeaten run in Clasico matches – which dates back to his previous spell in charge of Madrid – now stands at six games (W4 D2). He is just the third Blancos coach to enjoy such a run, after Miguel Munoz (1962 to 1965) and Vicente del Bosque (2001 to 2003) both had seven-match streaks. 

Flick, meanwhile, also continues his wait for his 100th Barca win, having seen his team now lose back-to-back games in the space of five days, following the midweek Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

0' Highlight from Barcelona vs Real Madrid

4' Highlight from Barcelona vs Real Madrid

6' Pedri is slopping in possession and Güler pounces and races into the box but sends his shot over!

9' Gordon has Barcelona's first shot on goal and his strike has the power but straight at Andrii Lunin!

10' Match Event for Barcelona vs Real Madrid

10' Highlight from Barcelona vs Real Madrid

14' Cucurella fouls Fermin Lopez with a late challenge as Barcelona midfielder goes down theatrically!

15' Anthony Gordon sends a dipping effort at goal but once again it is too close to Andrii Lunin!

17' Match Event for Barcelona vs Real Madrid

22' Highlight from Barcelona vs Real Madrid

25' The ball finds kindly to Raphinha just inside the box but he smashes a first-time effort over!

25' Match Event for Barcelona vs Real Madrid

29' Highlight from Barcelona vs Real Madrid

30' Barcelona face early substitution scare as Xavi Espart sits on pitch in visible discomfort!

33' Raphinha takes an attempt outside of the box, the ball still goes wide!

34' Anthony Gordon drives into the box but sees his near-post effort denied by Lunin!

38' Cucurella pulls Yamal's shirt again as Barcelona players protest over lack of booking!

41' GOAL! Mbappé breaks through defence and finishes brilliantly to take lead! Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid

44' Serious Chance! Yamal took the ball from Fermin but his finish is too terrible to be on target!

45' Barcelona are pushing for the equaliser before the break but Rodri's low drive is straight at Lunin!

46' Mbappe hits the far post after latching onto Bellingham's pass, but offside flag goes up!

46' Yan Diomande strides into the box but fires into the sidenetting!

46' Tchouameni is shown a yellow card for tapping on Cubarsi's foot during tackling

57' Diomande was stepped on the back of his calf by Cancelo during a tackle and went down in pain.

59' Confrontations between past teammates! Rodri and Bernardo Silva have a friction during a foul

61' GOAL! Taking asssit from Pedri in a tactical corner kick, Raphinha's beautiful finish equalizes the score board. Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid

61' Real Madrid substitution: Valverde out, Dumfries in

66' Miraculous! Martin points a header to Lunin who blocked this attempt with a fabulous save!

70' Mbappe reports a possible handball, and the referee makes no responce

73' Silva takes down Pedri, and the referee rules this tackle as a foul

73' Barcelona substitution: Fermin out, Frenkie de Jong in, his 1st apperance for Barca 

78' Yamal performs a sudden shot. The ball goes wide

79' De Jong's full-energy shot inside the box was blocked

79' Real Madrid substitution: Silva out, Camavinga in

81' Yamal's shot hit Huijsen's head

85' Gordon takes Guler down from behind and is shown a yellow card. The referee was booed by the audience

85' Barcelona substitution: Raphinha, Gordon off, Jesus, Adeyemi in

87' GOAL! Mbappe takes Camavinga's assist and completes the finish. Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid

89' Out of excitement. Mourinho slide-celebrate after Mbappe's last-gasp winner

90' Real Madrid substitution: Arnold, Espi in, Diomande, Guler out

90+3' Balde was shown a yellow card for taking down Mbappe; So to Adeyemi for fierce action

Line-ups

Barcelona XI: Cancelo, Rodri, Raphinha, Gordon, Pedri, Joan García, Fermín López, Yamal, Gerard Martín, Cubarsi, Xavi Espart

Subs: Szczesny, D. Livaković, Jesus, De Jong, Adeyemi, Balde, Gavi, Brian Fariñas, Bernal, Álex Campos, Orian Goren, Hamza Abdelkarim

Real Madrid XI: Bernardo Silva, Cucurella, Mbappe, Valverde, Konate, Lunin, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Güler, Dean Huijsen, Yan Diomande

Subs: Rudiger, Dumfries, Alexander-Arnold, Militao, Brahim, Camavinga, Álvaro Carreras, Endrick, Sergio Mestre, Carlos Espí, Ilya Voloshyn, Thiago Pitarch