La Liga Summary: "El Clasico" Real Madrid beats Barcelona

Xinhua News Agency, Madrid, October 26 (Xie Yuzhi) The tenth round of the Spanish Football League in the 2025-2026 season ushered in the peak showdown of the "El Clasico" on the 26th. Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2:1 at home and secured the top spot in the league with a 5-point advantage.

Facing Barcelona, ​​which lacked Lewandowski, Rafinha and other main strikers, Real Madrid quickly took advantage after the start. In the 12th minute, Mbappe scored a wonderful long-range shot, but it was ruled invalid due to offside. Real Madrid broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute. Bellingham passed the ball through the ball. Mbappe succeeded in countering offside and succeeded in pushing the ball through the barrier on his own.

Barcelona took advantage of Real Madrid's backcourt error in the 38th minute. Rashford assisted Fermin Lopez with a shot from the center that broke the net and equalized the score. But 5 minutes later, the "Los Blancos" overtook the score again. Vinicius made a pass from the left. Militao nodded the ball and the unmarked Bellingham easily scored an empty goal.

Real Madrid had a chance to expand their lead in the second half, but Mbappe's penalty kick in the 52nd minute was saved by Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny. The game was full of excitement at the last moment. Barcelona midfielder Pedri received a second yellow card and was sent off in stoppage time. After the game, a conflict broke out between the two teams, and Real Madrid goalkeeper Lunin, who was on the bench, received a red card.

In other games that day, Mallorca drew with Levante 1:1 at home, Osasuna lost to Celta Vigo at home 2:3, and Rayo Vallecano defeated Alaves 1:0 at home.