Los Blancos reclaim management of La Liga after tense Bernabéu showdown
9 in a Row: Bernabeu fortress holds as Actual Madrid sink Barcelona to assert La Liga lead
The El Clasico rivalry roared again to life as Actual Madrid clinched essential 2-1 victory over Barcelona seizing sole management of La Liga’s high spot.
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The win witnessed by over 78,000 followers was propelled by ruthless end from Kylian Mbappe and the throughout brilliance of Jude Bellingham.
The consequence breaks 4 match winless streak in Clasicos for Madrid lifting them to 27 level and giving them 5 level cushion over their rivals after 10 recreation.
The objectives
The scoring drama unfolded as follows:
1–0 (22’): Bellingham sliced by way of the Barcelona protection establishing Mbappe for sharp, low end throughout the aim.
1–1 (38’): Fermin Lopez leveled the rating capitalizing on reduce from Marcus Rashford.
2–1 (43’): Eder Militao saved deep cross alive permitting Bellingham to reach and faucet within the winner. This made Bellingham the primary Englishman ever to each rating and help in La Liga Clasico.
How the match unfolded
The sport was immediately chaotic. Early on , a penalty awarded to Vinícius Jr was overturned by VAR and Mbappe stunner was disallowed for offside inside first 10 minute.
After falling behind 1-2, Barcelona gifted Madrid penalty through Eric Garcia handball. Nonetheless Barca’s goalkeeper Szczesny denied Mbappe from the spot holding the house facet’s hopes alive.
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Any likelihood of comeback evaporated deep into stoppage time when Pedri obtained second yellow card within the 90+tenth minute.
Opta knowledge confirmed Madrid’s dominance noting this was their ninth consecutive dwelling league win, their longest such streak since February 2015.
For Mbappe the aim maintained his unimaginable kind marking his seventh straight league match with aim.