French superstar Kylian Mbappe struck twice to earn Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid a 2-1 Clasico victory over LaLiga leaders Barcelona on Sunday at Camp Nou, cutting the gap to three points.
Mbappe opened the scoring before the interval and then slotted home late on to inflict Barca’s first domestic defeat of the campaign after Raphinha had equalised for the champions.
Real Madrid remain third, behind Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, who had won their first nine games before a chastening week.
The Catalans suffered a second straight defeat after losing on Tuesday against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Champions League.
Mourinho was delighted with his team’s display in his first Clasico back at the helm of Madrid.
He said: “My team had an extraordinary game, very organised, good concentration, with courage to play out from the back against a team that presses you a lot.
“We had chances for the second goal. Obviously Barca had a strong reaction but we were calm and organised and at 1-1 we never lost our tranquility.”
Barcelona had won six of the seven previous Clasicos since Hansi Flick arrived but were surprisingly subdued against Mourinho’s side.
Flick said: “You saw today, we lacked freshness.
“It’s the first defeat in LaLiga, we won nine in a row. This is what we have to see.
“Defeats are a part of the game. We have to analyse, we have to make things better. Now it’s important that we make a reaction.”
Los Blancos, without suspended winger Vinicius Junior, won their fifth straight game across all competitions and are finding their footing under veteran Portuguese coach Mourinho.
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