Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Clásico with a Mbappé double
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou with two Mbappé goals, cutting the gap to the leaders to three points.
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday 25 October 2026 in matchday 10 of La Liga, thanks to two goals from Kylian Mbappé. Raphinha scored Barcelona’s only goal. It was Barcelona’s first league defeat of the season and Real Madrid’s first win in Barcelona in three years.
What happened?
Real Madrid went ahead in the 41st minute when a ball deflected off Mbappé and into the net, after Gerard Martín’s clearance of a Yan Diomandé cross. Raphinha equalised in the 61st minute with a powerful shot after a pass from Pedri that goalkeeper Lunin could not stop. In the 87th minute according to Sky Sports (88th according to Asharq), Mbappé scored the winner from a cut-back by Camavinga after skill from Jude Bellingham.
Lunin in goal
Andriy Lunin played in goal for Real Madrid in place of Courtois, who was out with flu, and saved a Gerard Martín header from a corner, according to Asharq. Lamine Yamal missed a one-on-one by shooting wide, then hit the post in the 78th minute. We covered Courtois’s absence in our article on Courtois missing the Clásico.
Match facts
- Result: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid.
- Real Madrid’s first goal: Mbappé, 41st minute.
- Barcelona’s goal: Raphinha, 61st minute.
- Winning goal: Mbappé, 87th or 88th minute depending on the source.
- Barcelona’s first league defeat of the season, after nine straight league wins, according to Asharq.
- Real Madrid’s first win in Barcelona in three years, according to Sky Sports.
How the table changed
Barcelona lead with 27 points, with Atlético Madrid two points behind. Real Madrid are third, three points off the leaders, according to Asharq. The gap was six points before the match.
Mourinho and Flick
Real Madrid coach José Mourinho celebrated the winner by sliding on his knees, according to Sky Sports, in a successful night against Barcelona coach Hansi Flick.
What fans are sharing on X (unverified)
Note: the information below comes from posts on X with no reliable source, and we have not confirmed it with media reports or official data. We show it as posted.
Clásico history in La Liga (according to a post):
| Barcelona wins | 77 |
| Draws | 35 |
| Real Madrid wins | 81 |
| Barcelona goals | 313 |
| Real Madrid goals | 311 |
Another post says 107 wins for Real Madrid against 106 for Barcelona, without saying which competitions are counted.
Title probabilities (from an English post, with no model named): Barcelona 62% (down 21 points), Real Madrid 30% (up 18), Atlético Madrid 8% (up 3).
A quote attributed to Pedri (from a post, with no link to an interview or media outlet): he said the league is “still very long”, that the players wanted to win to make the fans happy and did not manage it, that the team leaves sad and must now think about the next challenge, and that the title is not decided in a match like this.
Mbappé’s numbers in the match (from a post citing Sofascore): two goals, 3 shots with 2 on target, 1.60 expected goals and 1.91 expected goals on target, 2 key passes, 15 accurate passes out of 18, 5 duels won out of 8, rating 8.2.
A French fan’s tactical view (personal opinion): he thinks Mourinho outsmarted Flick by using players such as Bernardo, Huijsen and Arda Güler to play quickly forward, praised the defence (Koné, Cucurella, Huijsen and Valverde), the roles of Tchouaméni, Bellingham, Güler and Diomandé, Lunin’s display that “made us forget Courtois”, and Mbappé’s double. The opinion belongs to the poster alone.
What next?
We found no dates for either team’s next two matches in the sources we reviewed, and will add them once confirmed.
Frequently asked questions
What was the Clásico score?
Real Madrid won 2-1 at Barcelona’s Camp Nou.
Who scored?
Kylian Mbappé (41st and 87th minutes) for Real Madrid and Raphinha (61st) for Barcelona.
Who played in goal for Real Madrid?
Andriy Lunin, after Courtois’s absence with flu.
What does the table look like?
Barcelona lead with 27 points and Real Madrid are third, three points behind.
Related links
- Barcelona vs Real Madrid match page
- Real Madrid on Jdwelkora
- Barcelona on Jdwelkora
- La Liga on Jdwelkora
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