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Kylian Mbappe scored the decisive goal in the 87th minute to secure a 2-1 victory for Real Madrid over Barcelona at the Camp Nou, ending the Catalans’ unbeaten start to the new La Liga season.
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The French forward opened the scoring four minutes before half-time after Gerard Martin’s attempted clearance of Yan Diomande’s low cross went into the net.
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Substitute Eduardo Camavinga produced an impressive run to set up Mbappe’s 87th-minute winner, while goalkeeper Andriy Lunin made a superb save in the 70th minute to deny Martin and help Real Madrid secure all three points.
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The victory reduced Barcelona’s lead over Real Madrid to three points after 10 games, intensifying the La Liga title race, while Mbappe extended his impressive record to eight goals in seven El Clásico appearances across all competitions.
October 26, (THEWILL) – Kylian Mbappe produced match-winning performance to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium on Sunday.
The Frenchman scored the late winner in the 87th minute to end Barcelona’s Unbeaten start to the new La Liga season.
Mbappe broke the deadlock with four minutes to go into the break after Gerard Martin’s attempted clearance of Yan Diomande’s low cross flew in off him to beat Garcia.
Raphinha brought Barcelona back into the game with a stunning finish 16 minutes after the break.
Andriy Lunin produced a stunning save to deny Martin in the 70th minute.
Substitute Eduardo Camavinga made a stunning run to assist Kylian Mbappe, who finished past Joan Garcia to give Real Madrid a 2-1 lead in the 87th minute.
The Los Blancos held on to seal a deserved win to end Barcelona’s perfect run in the La Liga.
Mbappe has now found the net eight times in seven El Clasico appearances in all competitions.
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Following the defeat, Barcelona are now two points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid after 10 games.
The victory cut Barcelona’s lead over Real Madrid to three points as the battle for the title intensified.
Barcelona will be hoping for an instant response when they take on Alaves on Saturday, Real Madrid face Racing Santander on Sunday.
José Mourinho is now unbeaten in his las six Clásicos as Real Madrid manager.
