Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham struck in the first half as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday to stretch their lead over their Clásico rivals at the top of LaLiga to five points.
Madrid’s victory over Barça leaves them five points clear at the top of the table, with 10 games played.
Fermín López had briefly canceled out Mbappé’s opener in the 38th minute of an incident-packed game only for Bellingham to net the eventual winner five minutes later as Madrid ended a four-match losing streak against Barça.
It could have been more, too, with Wojciech Szczesny saving a second-half penalty from Mbappé, while Madrid also had three goals chalked off for offside.
Barça tried to rally late but, other than a Jules Koundé chance that he could not quite control, they never looked like troubling the home side. The game ended in a brawl between players and staff on and off the pitch after Pedri’s late red card for a second booking sent temperatures soaring.
Vinícius Júnior reacted vehemently to being substituted in the 72nd minute, in a very public show of dissent.
Alejandro Balde played Mbappé onside for the first goal and Bellingham was left unmarked to tap in the second after Balde had been beaten too easily in the air by Éder Militão.
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