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An email from Colin Fordham, on this intriguing clash of styles. \u201cAfter Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s rather lucky goal and the impressive Mourinho-inspired defensive effort of Real Madrid<\/a> with everyone, Bellingham included, pressing Barca\u2019s players to the nth degree, it was refreshing to see pure football. Pedri\u2019s feint and pass for Rafinha, and the Brazilian\u2019s finish, were sublime.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 75 mins: Dumfries looks for Mbappe over the top, but Garcia is off his line to deal with the through ball.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 73 mins: Almost a moment of Lamine Yamal magic as he plays a cross-shot with the outside of his boot that just evades Raphinha at the far post. Barcelona<\/a> make another change, with Frenkie De Jong replacing Fermin Lopez.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 72 mins: Bernardo Silva is penalised for a foul in midfield. Bar\u00e7a looked the more leggy team for the first hour, but Real Madrid<\/a> are beginning to tire.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 71 mins: Arda Guler has another go from the edge of the area, a low fizzer that Garcia gets behind. I\u2019m not sure if Guler is exciting, frustrating or a mixture of the two.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 70 mins: Still, I reckon Jos\u00e9 might see it differently.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 69 mins: Balde scrambles the corner away, but Mbappe appeals for handball. The ball definitely hit Balde\u2019s arm, before passing under it, but it would be very harsh to give that with both players jostling each other.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 68 mins: Dumfries steams down the right and his underhit cross towards Mbappe is cleared behind by Balde. Real Madrid<\/a> get a corner \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 66 mins: The xG for this game is currently at 0.96-0.86 in Barcelona\u2019s favour. So, 1-1 seems a fair scoreline.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 65 mins: Big save! Bar\u00e7a win another corner, met by Gerard Martin with a header six yards out \u2013 but Lunin claws it off the line to keep the scores level!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 63 mins: A first change for the visitors, with Denzel Dumfries replacing Fede Valverde at right-back. Arda Guler takes aim from a distance, forcing Garcia into an awkward save-clearance combo.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.31 EDT<\/p>\n GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid (Raphinha 61′)<\/p>\n It\u2019s played short, and Pedri plays a lovely reverse pass inside for Raphinha, to the right of goal. Lunin gets a hand to his effort, but it has too much power. After a torrid first hour, Barcelona<\/a> are level!<\/p>\n Raphinha scores for Barca! Photograph: Llu\u00eds Gen\u00e9\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.33 EDT<\/p>\n 60 mins: Gordon pings a low ball across the area, which Cucurella clears behind with undue haste. And from the corner \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 59 mins: It looks like Diomande\u2019s calf problem may have been caused by Joao Cancelo\u2019s challenge, which is better news than a muscle injury.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 58 mins: Diomande is still wincing on the sideline, but does come back on to try and run it off. Raphinha\u2019s cross is then cleared away by Konate in the Phil Jones style.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 55 mins: Diomande leads the latest charge upfield and finds Bellingham on the left, but then goes down holding his calf. Bellingham bustles into the area but the ball ultimately bobbles out for a goal kick.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 53 mins: Is this Camp Nou or Casa Amor? Because Barcelona<\/a> are open. Bellingham has another chance to pick out Mbappe, and does a better job this time \u2013 but Balde gets across to clear with a well-timed flick of the boot.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.19 EDT<\/p>\n 52 mins: Lamine finds a pocket of space but is robustly dealt with by Ibrahima Konat\u00e9. Moments later, Dean Huijsen makes another firm but fair challenge to deny Raphinha.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.19 EDT<\/p>\n 50 mins: Another big chance for Real Madrid! Bellingham scoots past Cubarsi and Real are two-on-one, but he can\u2019t find the pass beyond Martin that would have played Mbappe clean through.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 49 mins: Signs that Lamine Yamal is starting to stir, as he gets in behind Cucurella and wins a corner off Huijsen. Again, though, the corner is easy for Real to deal with.<\/p>\n Lamine Yamal takes a run at Marc Cucurella. Photograph: Javier Borrego\/AFP7\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.17 EDT<\/p>\n 47 mins: Lamine Yamal picks the ball up from Pedri but is dispossessed by Bellingham, and responds by kicking out and conceding a free kick.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 46 mins: Tchouameni is the first name in the book for a clumsy foul on Pau Cubarsi.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Second half<\/p>\n The second half begins without any changes.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Real Madrid\u2019s attack continues to run smoothly without the suspended Vinicius, while Bellingham and Cucurella have largely kept Rodri and Lamine Yamal out of the game. Pedri had a terrible first half, but Fermin and Gordon have looked likely going forward.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBarcelona\u2019s press isn\u2019t working properly, they rarely manage to box their opponents in,\u201d writes Kari Tulinius. \u201cIf it goes on like this, the match will keep drifting away from them. Real are able to run into acres of space again and again. Hansi Flick must be fuming.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, and the Golf thing is because of a collaboration with Tyler the Creator\u2019s Golf Wang clothing label.\u201d Of course! I understand all of these words.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Another big derby earlier tonight, with Manchester United grabbing a late leveller against City.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Half time: Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid<\/p>\n Is this \u2026 is this a Mourinho masterclass? It\u2019s been a while. So far, Real Madrid\u2019s game plan is working perfectly against an out-of-sorts Barcelona. More soon \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.54 EDT<\/p>\n 47 mins: Double yikes! Diomande is onside and beats a nervous clutch of Barca defenders to the ball \u2026 then fires into the side netting. Barcelona<\/a> are absolutely wide open, and Pedri keeps giving the ball away.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.51 EDT<\/p>\n 46 mins: Yikes! In the first of two added minutes, Mbappe gets in behind again and smashes a shot against the post \u2026 but now the flag goes up.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45 mins: Signs of Barcelona<\/a> warming up, with Rodri hitting a low effort that Lunin gets down to gather.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 43 mins: Huge chance for Lamine Yamal! Fermin\u2019s pass pings through a crowd and finds the No 10 on his own, but he miskicks it wide from a tight angle. We all expected better.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid (Mbapp\u00e9 41′)<\/p>\n Another Real Madrid<\/a> break causes panic in the home defence, Cucurella sweeping it forward to Diomande whose cross is cleared by Gerard Martin but ricochets in off Kylian Mbapp\u00e9! Fortunate, but deserved.<\/p>\n Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 scores for Real! Photograph: David Ramos\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.51 EDT<\/p>\n 39 mins: Another frustrating attack fizzles out for Hansi Flick\u2019s side, who are having a hard time breaking down the banks of white shirts in front of them.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 37 mins: Barcelona win a free kick as Cucurella grabs at Lamine Yamal\u2019s sleeve. There are protests from Bar\u00e7a players, but that was never worth a booking.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 36 mins: Real Madrid have a rare spell of possession in the Barcelona half, but Bernardo Silva sees Pedri nick the ball away from him.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 34 mins: Gordon motors into space down the left and forces a near-post save from Lunin \u2026 but Lamine Yamal isn\u2019t happy that the ball wasn\u2019t squared in his direction.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 33 mins: A chance for Mbapp\u00e9! Straight away, Madrid charge downfield and he connects acrobatically with Guler\u2019s cross \u2013 but the ball flies high over the bar.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 32 mins: Real Madrid almost pay for switching off in defence, with Raphinha galloping forward from a quick free-kick and drilling it wide of the near post.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 31 mins: It breaks down as Pedri misjudges another pass, allowing Guler to deflect it away. It\u2019s been a nervy first half-hour for the hosts.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 30 mins: Balde will slot in at left-back, with Joao Cancelo switching to right-back. Barcelona<\/a> are now trying to keep the ball better \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 28 mins: We pause for a breather after Xavi Espart goes down; the right-back hasn\u2019t looked 100% for the last 10 minutes or so. He\u2019s replaced by Alejandro Balde, while Mourinho offers some hurried advice to Bernardo Silva.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.33 EDT<\/p>\n 27 mins: Garcia hares off his line to clear away with Mbappe lurking; he\u2019ll need to do more of that with Barcelona\u2019s high line almost in the other half.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 26 mins: While I try and work out why Barcelona\u2019s shirt just says \u2018GOLF\u2019 on it, Bellingham almost finds the on-rushing Huijsen with a pitch wedge of a pass.<\/p>\n Fore! Photograph: Joan Monfort\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.37 EDT<\/p>\n 25 mins: At the other end, Guler has Espart isolated but opts for an ambitious shot, which is deflected behind. Barcelona<\/a> clear the corner away.<\/p>\n