Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico as Mbappe strikes twice

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou in LaLiga on Sunday, ending the hosts’ unbeaten league run.

Mbappe opened the scoring in the 41st minute, and his second goal — his 100th for Real Madrid — came late in normal time after Raphinha had cancelled out the opener after the break, The Sun reported.

The France international’s brace was his seventh El Clasico goal in seven appearances in the fixture, according to The Sun. The 2-1 final score was also confirmed by Sportradar’s match record for the LaLiga matchday 10 fixture on 25 October 2026, and by LiveScore’s full-time record.

Barcelona had gone into the game chasing a tenth straight league win, on the eve of the 2026 Ballon d’Or awards, but were stopped by their biggest rivals at Camp Nou, The Sun reported.

Real Madrid’s win came a day after the club confirmed goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois would miss the match through flu, with Andriy Lunin stepping in — a story Flip News covered before kick-off.

Sources: The Sun, https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/40806815/barcelona-1-real-madrid-2-mbappe-yamal-ballon-dor/ ; Sportradar, https://sportradar.com/?q=4101875669501942098 ; LiveScore, https://www.livescores.com/football/spain/laliga/real-madrid-vs-barcelona/1547617/?tz=2&h2h=Metz+B&tab=tracker