{"id":894746,"date":"2026-10-26T01:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/894746\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T01:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:48:13","slug":"barcelona-1-2-real-madrid-kylian-mbappe-strikes-twice-as-jose-mourinho-claims-clasico-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/894746\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 Strikes Twice as Jos\u00e9 Mourinho Claims Cl\u00e1sico Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 was the hero as Real Madrid<\/a> cut the gap at the top of La Liga with a deserved win at Barcelona<\/a>. Check out all the best Cl\u00e1sico numbers with our stats page. <\/p>\n

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a> scored twice, including an 87th-minute winner, as Real Madrid claimed a huge 2-1 victory over their Cl\u00e1sico rivals Barcelona at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n

Bar\u00e7a were hoping to become the first team to ever start a season in one of Europe\u2019s top five leagues with 10 straight victories, having already built a six-point buffer to Madrid ahead of Sunday\u2019s clash.<\/p>\n

Hansi Flick\u2019s hosts were up against it when Gerard Mart\u00edn\u2019s attempted clearance ricocheted in off Mbapp\u00e9 in the 41st minute, although Raphinha\u2019s 13th league goal of the season drew them level shortly after the hour mark.<\/p>\n

However, Mbapp\u00e9 was on hand to slot into an empty net following a lightning quick Madrid break late on, prompting wild celebrations from manager Jos\u00e9 Mourinho on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

Madrid quickly got on the front foot as they looked to quiet a raucous Catalan crowd, but no white shirts were lurking for a tap-in when Joan Garc\u00eda could only parry Arda G\u00fcler\u2019s drive.<\/p>\n

Raphinha<\/a> 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 \u2013 standing in for the ill Thibaut Courtois \u2013 denied Anthony Gordon<\/a> at his near post.<\/p>\n

Yan Diomande<\/a> was one of Madrid\u2019s brightest sparks in attack, and their opening goal came from him being slipped into the area by Marc Cucurella. The Ivorian\u2019s centre was far from his best, but Mart\u00edn blasted it straight off Mbapp\u00e9 and into the net.<\/p>\n

Bar\u00e7a should have had a quickfire equaliser when Lamine Yamal<\/a> scuffed an uncharacteristically poor finish wide, but Flick\u2019s team were cut open on two more occasions before the interval.<\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 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.<\/p>\n

Madrid spurned another excellent counter-attacking chance early in the second half, with Jude Bellingham failing to get his pass off when Mbapp\u00e9 was supporting him against an isolated Mart\u00edn.<\/p>\n

And Bar\u00e7a made those reprieves count when Raphinha\u2019s shot proved too hot for Lunin to handle, after the Brazilian was cleverly found by Pedri on the right side of the area.<\/p>\n

Lunin made a terrific, one-handed save to keep out Mart\u00edn\u2019s header shortly afterwards, though he was lucky to see one Yamal effort drift narrowly wide and another smack Dean Huijsen in the face.<\/p>\n

However, there was a cruel twist to come at the other end as, after some superb work from the outstanding Bellingham, substitute Eduardo Camavinga burst down the right flank and centred for Mbapp\u00e9, who simply could not miss.<\/p>\n

\"Mbappe<\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 Outdoes Yamal Ahead of Ballon d\u2019Or<\/p>\n

Just 24 hours before the 2026 Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony takes place in London, Sunday\u2019s Clasico saw two of the main contenders for the prize \u2013 Yamal and Mbapp\u00e9 \u2013 go head-to-head.<\/p>\n

And though the voting has long since been finalised, it was Mbapp\u00e9 who provided one final reminder of his credentials to be crowned the best player in the world.<\/p>\n

\n ballon d;or contenders\n <\/p>\n

There may have been a huge slice of fortune about Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s opener, but his brace took him to five goals in two visits to Bar\u00e7a 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).<\/p>\n

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)<\/p>\n

And, on a night where Bar\u00e7a could have opened up a huge nine-point gap to Madrid and made La Liga history in the process, it was Mourinho who earned the bragging rights.<\/p>\n

His unbeaten run in Cl\u00e1sico matches \u2013 which dates back to his previous spell in charge of Madrid \u2013 now stands at six games (W4 D2). He is just the third Blancos coach to enjoy such a run, after Miguel Mu\u00f1oz (1962 to 1965) and Vicente del Bosque (2001 to 2003) both had seven-match streaks.<\/p>\n

Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Barcelona vs Real Madrid stats from their La Liga<\/a> meeting at Camp Nou on Sunday 25 October.<\/p>\n

The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.<\/p>\n

Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.<\/p>\n

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