Real Madrid won El Clásico 2-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday 25 October 2026, with Kylian Mbappé scoring both goals for the visitors in a dramatic late win over Barcelona.

Mbappé opened the scoring in the 41st minute to give Real Madrid the lead at half-time. Barcelona levelled after the break when Raphinha equalised in the 61st minute, but Mbappé struck again in the 87th minute to settle the match.

The two goals took Mbappé to 100 goals for Real Madrid in all competitions since joining the club in 2024. It is a remarkable landmark for a player who has become the focal point of the Madrid attack, and it arrived on the grandest domestic stage of all — away from home, against Barcelona, with the match still in the balance late on.

Real Madrid had to win without two of their most important players. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was out with flu, so Andriy Lunin started in goal, while Vinícius Júnior was suspended and unavailable for selection. That makes the result all the more impressive for the visitors, who still found a way to win a high-pressure away game with key names missing.

For Barcelona, the defeat was their first in the league this season after winning their opening nine games. It was also their second straight defeat in all competitions, coming after they lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. A team that had started the campaign in such commanding fashion has now been beaten twice in the space of a few days, and the mood around the club will have shifted quickly.

The result also tightened the title race at the top of LaLiga. Barcelona remain top of the table on 27 points, but Atlético Madrid are now second on 25 points and Real Madrid are third on 24. A gap that looked comfortable a week ago is now just three points between first and third, and the defending of the title — or the chasing of it — is very much alive.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, have now won five consecutive matches, a run that has carried them right back into the heart of the title race. Winning El Clásico does not decide a league, but it changes the conversation around a team, and Madrid will take enormous confidence from the way this one was won — late, away from home, and without two stars.

Mbappé, speaking to Real Madrid TV after the match, was quick to play down his own landmark and put the focus on the team. He said: “I'm very happy. I think everyone knows I like to score goals and help the team that way, but I think today it's just a detail because the most important thing is the team's win.” He added that “the real star of the game today is the team, the group”.

Barcelona midfielder Pedri was honest about his side's performance when he spoke to DAZN. “In general, we didn't have a great game; in the first half we weren't ourselves, there were a lot of things we could have done better,” he said. It was a frank assessment from a player who knows Barcelona set higher standards than the ones they showed for long spells of this match, particularly before the break.

The return fixture is scheduled for the weekend of 8-9 May 2027 at the Santiago Bernabéu, when Real Madrid will host Barcelona. By then the title race may look very different — but after this weekend, nobody at either club will be taking anything for granted.