Real Madrid finally got their revenge over FC Barcelona with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu, ending a run of four straight defeats to their bitter rivals in the 2024-25 season.
The win, led by a stellar performance from Jude Bellingham, puts Los Blancos five points clear at the top of the LaLiga table.
FP: @RealMadrid 2-1 @FCBarcelona_es
⚽ 22' @KMbappe
⚽ 38' Fermín
⚽ 43' @BellinghamJude
@Emirates pic.twitter.com/GV53KX8TAv— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) October 26, 2025
Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring midway through the first half, capping off a dazzling solo run with a clinical finish after having an earlier goal controversially ruled out for offside. The French star, one of the most in-form players in the world, tailled his 12th goal in nine matches against the blaugranas.
JUDE BELLINGHAM WITH AN INCREDIBLE ASSIST TO MBAPPE TO OPEN THE SCORING IN ELCLASICO pic.twitter.com/sicrWIX82V
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 26, 2025
Barcelona, however, responded quickly through Fermin López, who took advantage of a rare mistake from Arda Güler, pouncing on a recovered ball from Pedri to fire past Thibaut Courtois and level the match. Marcus Rashford contributed with the assist.
But, Madrid, like Barcelona, wasted little time in responding and restoring their lead — Jude Bellingham tapped home just minutes before halftime after beautiful cross from Vini that ended at the feet of Bellingham, who scored one of the easiest goals of his career.
JUDE BELLINGHAM PUTS REAL MADRID BACK ON TOP!
A GOAL AND AN ASSIST FOR JUDE IN ELCLASICO pic.twitter.com/nhvEMAmsnz— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 26, 2025
The second half brought even more drama. Real Madrid were awarded a penalty after Eric García handled the ball during a slide tackle, but Mbappé’s spot kick was denied — his first miss from the spot all season. Despite the setback, Xabi Alonso's men held firm defensively to secure a statement victory in the title race.
SZCZENSY SAVES MBAPPE'S PEN AFTER ERIC GARCIA'S HANDBALL!
WHAT A SAVE pic.twitter.com/knF6dRGVs5— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 26, 2025
The final whistle also brought a series of pushes and shoves between the clubs, led by Lamine Yamal and Vini Jr. who exchanged words as they walked towards the locker room. Dani Carvajal, who was said to wanted to speak to Yamal following some comments ahead of El Clásico, appeared to have signaled that the young FC Barcelona phenom had 'spoken too much.'
Dani Carvajal approached Lamine Yamal at the FT whistle.
A scuffle broke out between the teams including Courtois and Yamal exchanging words. pic.twitter.com/FnPMzO57Gh— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 26, 2025
With this win, Real Madrid not only reclaim bragging rights in El Clásico but also take a crucial five-point lead over Barcelona.
