On October 25, 2025, at 9:15 AM PDT, the 10th round of the 2025-2026 La Liga season ushered in the highly anticipated El Clásico, with Real Madrid hosting Barcelona. In the first half, Mbappé scored, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Bellingham then played a through ball, setting up Mbappé's solo goal. Rashford assisted Firmin to equalize the score. Militao headed the ball through for Bellingham to score, putting Real Madrid back in the lead. In the second half, Garcia handballed a penalty, but Mbappé's penalty was saved by Szczesny. Before the end of the game, Pedri received his second yellow card for a tackle. In the end, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1, ending their four-game losing streak against the Catalan club and extending their lead in the standings to five points.

In the 2nd minute, Rashford's right-footed shot from inside the penalty area was blocked by a defender. In the 4th minute, Vinicius went down in the penalty area, prompting a penalty kick. However, after reviewing VAR, the referee determined that Vinicius had fouled Yamal with his shot, and the penalty was overruled.

In the 9th minute, Yamal cut inside from the right and fired a left-footed shot wide. In the 12th minute, Mbappé scored with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it was disallowed for offside.

In the 22nd minute, Bellingham's precise through ball was blocked by Mbappé, who calmly shot into the far corner with his right foot after successfully beating the offside trap. Real Madrid led 1-0.

In the 25th minute, Bellingham's through ball was blocked, and Bellingham's left-footed shot hit a Barcelona defender and went out of bounds. A minute later, Valverde fired a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it went wide.

In the 29th minute, Mbappé dodged an angle and shot from a tight angle, but Szczesny saved it. A minute later, Huissen's forward shovel shot was blocked by Szczesny.

In the 34th minute, Pedri broke through and passed the ball to Ferran Torres, who shot from inside the box, but Courtois saved it. In the 35th minute, Mbappé passed the ball to Vinicius, who fired a right-footed shot, but Szczesny saved it.

In the 37th minute, Carreras made a triangle pass from the left, and Bellingham followed up with a low shot, but Szczesny saved it. In the 38th minute, Guler was intercepted in the backcourt, Rashford crossed into the box, and Fermin equalized the score from near the penalty spot, making it 1-1 for Barcelona.

In the 43rd minute, Vinicius made a high-speed run down the wing and crossed to Militao, who headed the ball back to Bellingham, who was unmarked in the six-yard box. Bellingham easily slotted home an open goal, making it 2-1.

In the 45th minute, Vinicius crossed from the left, Mbappé passed it back, and Bellingham's shot was blocked. Mbappé's follow-up shot was scored, but it was again disallowed for offside. In the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time, Ferran's shot from outside the penalty area was saved by Courtois.

At the end of the first half, Real Madrid led Barcelona 2-1.

In the 47th minute, Rashford cut inside from the left and crossed, but Fermin's shot was saved by Courtois. In the 52nd minute, Bellingham's pass bounced off Eric Garcia's arm, and the referee, after reviewing the VAR, awarded a penalty. However, Mbappé's penalty was saved by Szczesny.

In the 53rd minute, Barcelona counterattacked. Fermin's shot after a breakaway was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 64th minute, Yamal cut in from the right and fired a long left-footed shot into the stands.

In the 66th minute, Vinicius's right-footed shot went wide. In the 68th minute, Bellingham, after a cross from Dias, controlled the ball and then adjusted it, then scored, but Dias was ruled offside.

In the 80th minute, Real Madrid launched a counterattack. Mbappé's shot from inside was blocked, and Chuameni's follow-up shot was again blocked by a Barcelona defender. In the 88th minute, Mbappé made a high run forward and fired a low left-footed shot wide.

In the fifth minute of injury time, Rodrigo's low shot from an angle was saved by Szczesny. A minute later, Casado's shot was blocked by a defender.

In the 10th minute of stoppage time, Pedro brought down Chuuameni during a tackle and received his second yellow card, leading to a violent altercation between the two teams. At the end of the match, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1, ending their four-game losing streak against the club and extending their lead in the standings to five points.

Both starting lineups:

• Real Madrid (4-4-2): 1-Courtois / 8-Valverde (72nd minute, 2-Carvajal), 3-Militão, 24-Huijssen, 18-Alvaro Carreras / 5-Bellingham (90th minute, 19-Ceballos), 6-Camavinga, 14-Chuuameni, 15-Guler (66th minute, 21-Brahim Dias) / 10-Mbappé (90th minute, 16-Gonzalo Garcia), 7 - Vinicius Junior (72 minutes, 11-Rodrigo)
• Barcelona (4-3-3): 25-Szczesny / 23-Kounde, 24-Eric Garcia (74 minutes, 4-Araujo), 5-Kubasi (83 minutes, 28-Baldgui), 3-Baldé (90 minutes, 18-Gerard Martín) / 21-De Jong, 8-Pedri, 16-Firmin / 10-Yamar, 14-Rashford, 7-Ferran Torres (74 minutes, 17-Casado)