Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou to halve gap to La Liga leaders

Kylian Mbappe struck twice to earn Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid a 2-1 El Clasico victory over La Liga leaders Barcelona at Camp Nou, cutting the gap to three points. French superstar Mbappe opened the scoring before half-time on Sunday 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 Hansi Flick’s Barca, 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 in the Champions League. Barca had won six of the seven previous Clasicos since the German arrived but were surprisingly subdued against Mourinho’s side.