Real Madrid win the Clásico 2-1 at Camp Nou as a Mbappé double ends Barcelona’s black week

Barcelona have lost everything in six days. On Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain handed them a first defeat of the season, 4-2 in the Champions League, and ended a run of 11 straight wins in all competitions. On Sunday night, Real Madrid beat them 2-1 at the Spotify Camp Nou on matchday 10 of La Liga: a first league defeat, after nine wins in a row. Barça stay top on 27 points, but a six-point lead over Madrid is down to three, with Atlético two points behind.

Mbappé takes his chance twice

Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring in the 41st minute with a fortunate goal, a Yan Diomandé cross deflected by defender Gerard Martín. Raphinha equalised in the 61st, his 15th goal of the season. In the 87th, Eduardo Camavinga launched a counter and Mbappé finished it: his 100th goal in a Real Madrid shirt, and three points.

“We were really slow, we lost the ball stupidly a lot and you pay for those mistakes,” Pedri told DAZN, pointing to a long season ahead. Vinicius Junior, suspended for four matches after his sending-off against Villarreal, did not play: he shared the result on Instagram with a row of laughing emojis.

Mourinho’s rebuild wins the night

On Saturday, José Mourinho had called it unfair to compare his Real Madrid side, three months into a rebuild, with a Barcelona team playing together for far longer, admitting his players were still far from the finished article. They defended, ran and countered. Hansi Flick is still waiting for his 100th Barcelona win.

For the bettor: Paris host Lyon

The team who started Barcelona’s black week are back on Monday: PSG host Lyon at the Parc des Princes (8.30pm CET), with back-to-back 4-2 Champions League wins behind them, at Manchester City and then against Barça. Our prediction on the match page, Lyon +1.5 at 1.836 with 1xbet ($175), placed on Friday, is still live. 18+. Only bet what you can afford to lose.