Mbappé's double wins the Clásico
Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid. Your team went to Camp Nou and won it, and Kylian Mbappé scored both goals (1)(2)(5). Barcelona could have gone nine points clear with a win. They are three ahead instead (1).
Mbappé kept it about the group afterwards. "The man of the match was the team," he said (4).
100 goals in 116 games
That second goal was Mbappé's 100th for Real Madrid, in his 116th appearance (1)(2)(6). He was not fussed about the number. "I'm very happy, everyone knows I like to score goals and help the team with that. But I think today this is just a detail, because the most important thing is the team's victory and how we win as a group" (6).
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Third, three behind Barcelona
Five league wins in a row, and 24 points from 10 games. That leaves you third: Barcelona 27, Atletico 25, Real Madrid 24 (10)(12). Next up is Racing Santander away on Sunday, November 1 (10).
Mourinho wants the league, not just Camp Nou
José Mourinho did not let the win stand as the achievement. "Real Madrid play to win the league, not to win at Camp Nou," he said (3).
Mourinho on Cancelo: "the VAR was asleep"
Joao Cancelo was not booked for his challenge on Yan Diomande. Mourinho called it a clear red card and said "the VAR was asleep" (13).
Pedri and Flick both admit it
Pedri said Barcelona were not themselves. "Overall we didn't play a great game, in the first half we weren't ourselves, there were many things we could have done better" (8)(12). Hansi Flick pointed to fatigue and the schedule, without using it as an excuse (14).
Fan reactions
The mood on r/soccer is one long celebration of the winner, with Mbappé's second goal doing the rounds as a clip on repeat. Most of the talk is about how little Barcelona had once Madrid went ahead. The thread is here.
