Mbappé double gives Real Madrid away win over Barcelona
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 away from home. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring before half-time and struck again in the 88th minute after Raphinha had equalised. The late goal settled the direct league meeting between the rivals and gave Madrid three points. It also took Mbappé to 100 goals for Real Madrid, adding a personal milestone to the Clásico result.
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Mbappé decides the Clásico late
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou, with Kylian Mbappé scoring both away goals in the season’s first league Clásico. The club’s report and Cadena SER’s match coverage agree on the result and the decisive role of Mbappé’s double. He put Madrid ahead in the 41st minute and scored the winner in the 88th, after Raphinha had brought Barcelona level in the second half. Madrid left its rival’s ground with all three league points rather than a draw. The late winner also gave Mbappé his 100th goal for Real Madrid. Those two facts — the direct-rival result and a personal scoring milestone — made the second finish the match’s clearest turning point.[1], [2]
An opener and a Barcelona response
Madrid’s first goal followed a move down the right involving Yan Diomande. His cross was deflected as Gerard Martín tried to clear, and the ball reached Mbappé, who finished with his thigh. Before that, Arda Güler had come close twice: an early shot went narrowly wide and another was saved by Joan García. Barcelona had a chance to respond soon after the opener, but Lamine Yamal missed from close range. Diomande later reached a one-on-one with García before the interval and hit the side netting. The teams therefore went into half-time separated by a single goal even though Madrid had more than one opportunity to extend its advantage. The eventual winner mattered because the lead did not survive the second half unchanged.[1]
A second goal and a milestone
Raphinha equalised in the 61st minute, changing the match from a possible away win into a contest for its final half-hour. Arda Güler then forced García into a save from a narrow angle. At the other end, Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin stopped a Gerard Martín header in the 66th minute. The winning move in the 88th started with Jude Bellingham, continued through Güler and Eduardo Camavinga, and ended with Mbappé’s finish. Madrid’s report places his century of club goals at that moment. The result was about the sequence as much as the score: Madrid led, Barcelona answered, and the visitors found another goal before the final whistle.[1]
