Barcelona
Real Madrid
Match summary
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 on the road, with a late winner. Real Madrid led 1-0 at half-time.
Kylian Mbappe-Lottin put Real Madrid ahead in the 41st minute, Raphinha equalised from a corner in the 61st minute, set up by Pedri, and Mbappe-Lottin won it in the 87th minute, set up by Eduardo Camavinga.
The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.95 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Barcelona's 1.64 from 18.
Barcelona hosted Real Madrid in La Liga matchday 10, controlling the territorial battle throughout the fixture. The hosts registered 62 percent possession and completed 640 passes with 89 percent accuracy, compared to 38 percent possession and 380 passes from the visitors. Barcelona also dominated the shot counts, recording 18 total attempts to 10 from Real Madrid, with 6 shots on target for the home side against 5 for the away team. Despite accumulating 139 attacks and 62 dangerous attacks against 73 and 24 respectively, alongside 6 corners apiece, Barcelona fell short. Both teams accumulated 3 yellow cards each, while Barcelona committed 15 fouls to Real Madrid's 11.
The breakthrough arrived in the 41st minute when Kylian Mbappé scored with a right foot shot for Real Madrid, following an earlier 30th-minute substitution where Barcelona replaced Xavi Espart with Alejandro Balde due to injury. Real Madrid led 0-1 at half-time. Aurélien Tchouaméni received a yellow card in the 46th minute. Raphinha equalised for Barcelona in the 61st minute with a left foot shot. Following further substitutions, Kylian Mbappé scored his second goal in the 87th minute with a right foot shot to make it 1-2. Late bookings were issued before the final whistle confirmed the scoreline.
