Mbappé and Bellingham score in tense clasico as Madrid wins 2-1 to end losing run against Barcelona

MADRID: Real Madrid finally ended its recent struggles against Barcelona in a tense clasico which saw players confronting each other after the final whistle.
Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham scored as Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the first clasico of the season on Sunday, halting a four-game losing streak against the Catalan rival.
The victory increased Madrid’s league lead over Barcelona to five points after 10 rounds.
There was a scuffle between the bench players from both teams after Barcelona’s Pedri was sent off just before the final whistle. The altercation continued after the game ended, with Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior and Barcelona star forward Lamine Yamal — who was successfully contained by Madrid defenders during the match — among those involved.
“It was the moment and the tension from both teams,” Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said.

“It was the tension of an important match and a close result. We shouldn’t read too much into these moments of tension.

All sorts of things have happened in clasicos.”
Vinícius and Yamal — whose pre-match comments upset some Madrid fans — exchanged words a couple of times during the game. Vinícius gestured against Yamal, using his hands to hint that the Barcelona star was talking too much.
“Talk is cheap,” Bellingham posted on Instagram after the match.
The England player called it “a magnificent performance from the whole team.”
“This victory is also for the fans,” he told Real Madrid TV.