Barcelona and Real Madrid never fail to entertain, and with the LaLiga title still on the line, Sunday’s El Clásico at Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium (stream LIVE on ESPN+) was a stunner with SIX goals in the first half alone!
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First Kylian Mbappé scored a penalty.
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Real Madrid strikes early on Kylian Mbappé’s goal from the spot
Kylian Mbappé gets fouled in the box, then fires in a penalty kick to give Real Madrid an early lead in El Clásico.
Then he got a second goal.
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Kylian Mbappé grabs his brace to double Real Madrid’s lead
Kylian Mbappé gets behind the Barcelona defense to score his second goal in the 14th minute.
But Eric Garcia struck back.
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Eric García’s header trims Barcelona’s deficit
Eric García finds the back of the net with a header to cut Real Madrid’s lead to 2-1.
Before Lamine Yamal levelled the score, with his 16th goal of the season, and Raphinha then put Barcelona ahead.
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Barca take lead with 2 goals in less than 2 minutes
Lamine Yamal curls in an equalizer for Barcelona, then Raphinha scores a goal of his own to turn a deficit into a lead.
Soon after, Madrid had a penalty ruled out via VAR, before Raphinha netted again after a terrible mistake from Lucas Vazquez to make it 4-2. And even rapper Travis Scott was impressed!
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Travis Scott ecstatic after Raphinha’s second goal of the half
Barcelona score their fourth unanswered goal after Raphinha scores his second of the first half.
Incredibly, at the start of the second half, there were 25 minutes without a goal. But Mbappé netted his hat trick on 70 minutes to make it 4-3.
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Kylian Mbappé completes his hat trick to give Real Madrid life
Vini Jr. tees up Kylian Mbappé as Real Madrid cut Barcelona’s lead to 4-3.
And there was even time for Fermín López’s 95th-minute effort to be ruled out by VAR.
Phew! What a game!
