Real Madrid beats Barcelona; BAR 1-2 RMA highlights, La Liga: Bellingham scores late winner in season’s first El Clasico

A Bellingham brace sees Real Madrid snatch a 2-1 comeback win against arch-rival Barcelona in the season’s first El Clasico. Madrid stays top of the table with 28 points from 11 matches.

Real Madrid sub: IN- Vazquez OUT- Vinicius Jr

Luka Modric does well to keep the ball in control inside the box after receiving a pass from Carvajal. He bounces the ball over Martinez’s head to find Bellingham, who makes no mistake in slotting the ball inside the net from point-blank range. Bellingham follows the goal with his trademark celebration.

Four minutes added at the end of the second-half

Joselu gets the ball inside the box but he takes too much time in getting his shot away, as Inigo Martinez snatches the ball away. There is a minor shout for a shirt pull but it was a legit tackle from Martinez.

Lamine Yamal goes for the spectacular as he scissor-kicks the ball at goal. But Kepa is alert enough to make the ave. Eventually, the flag goes up for offside so it wouldn’t have mattered anyway.

Barcelona with a good spell of pressure around the Real Madrid box. Lewandowski almost finds Raphinha with a through ball but Camavinga makes an excellent challenge to block the pass.

Madrid tries to break out on a counter-sttack. Bellingham would have found Vinicius Jr with a through ball but an inch-perfect tackle from Christensen takes the ball away from the Brazilian winger.

Gavi has a shot at goal this time as the cuts inside from the right and goes for a curler. The ball, however, keeps rising and goes out of play for a Madrid goal-kick.

Lewandowski goes for a first-time shot from distance. He misses the target but not by much.

Camavinga shows quick feet to get past his marker making a run inside the box. He tries to get past Araujo as well, but goes down after a challenge from Araujo. He immediately looks for a penalty but the referee asks him to get up and carry on.

Barca subs: IN- Raphinha, Yamal OUT- Felix, Cancelo

Alaba touches the ball to set up Valverde for the shot and the Uruguay goes for a piledriver from distance. But he hits the wall and Barcelona soaks up the pressure by clearing the ball.

Cancelo brings down Camavinga and Real Madrid has a freekick in a dangerous position. It is still unclear as to who will take it. Modrid, Alaba, Kroos, Rudiger all standing over it.

Modric has time and space on the left and he tries to find Valverde with a cross at the far-post But the ball is underhit and Balde clears the ball to thwart the danger momentarily.

Barca sub: IN- Romeu OUT- Fermin

That is as clean as they come. Bellingham gets the ball outside the box, has a look up and pulls the trigger. The shot is pure and swerves a bit mid-air to beat a diving Ter Stegen and rattle the net. The Barca keeper had a touch of the ball but could not prevent it from going inside.

Bellingham threatens with a venomous shot on target from long distance but Ter Stegen matches the shot with an equally good save. Los Blancos’ search for an equaliser continues.

Cancelo makes a run inside the box and does well to keep the ball despite a tackle from Camavinga. He takes a shot at goal, but it takes a deflection and goes out for a corner.

Real Madrid subs: IN- Joselu, Modric OUT- Rodrygo, Kroos

Real Madrid booking: Carvajal is booked for a shirt pull on Joao Felix

Barca sub: IN- Lewandowksi OUT- Ferran

The Polish forward comes on the pitch amidst a huge round of applause.

Barcelona with a sweeping move down the right as Cancelo goes for an early cross inside the box, hoping to find a Barca shirt. But the cross is too close to Kepa, who collects the ball.

Camavinga sets up Kroos for the shot and the latter obliges with a first-time grounded effort at goal. His shot is accurate but lacked the necessary power to trouble Ter Stegen.

Bellingham makes an excellent run as he gets the ball in the final third and makes a run at goal. Just when he is about to pull the trigger, Gavi makes a potential goal-saving tackle. That is excellent defending from the Barca youngster.

Real Madrid sub: IN- Camavinga OUT- Mendy

OFF THE POST- Fermin swings an excellent cross inside the box and Inigo Martinez is positioned well to get a header away at goal. The effort catches out Kepa, as the ball hits the post, despite the Madrid keeper diving at full-stretch.

Vinicius tries to attack a cross inside the Barca box from the right but Ter Stegen collects the ball comfortably before it could reach the Brazilian forward.

Rodrygo makes a run at goal as he is played a ball over the top. He goes for a shot on the volley but his effort does not trouble Ter Stegen.

It looked like Gavi won the cleanly from Vinicus but the referee blows his whistle for a foul. Both Gavi and Xaci are not happy with the decision.

Barcelona enjoys a 1-0 lead against Real Madrid in the El Clasico as the second-half kicks-off!

Gundogan’s strike keeps Barcelona in a 1-0 lead against Real Madrid at the break.

Barca booking: Ferran with a rugby tackle on Vinicius to stop a Madrid counter, which sees him get a yellow card.

One minute added at the end of the first-half!

Araujo swings in a dangerous cross inside the box but Rudiger makes a timely clearance for a Barca corner.

Kroos goes for a shot from outside the box but it takes a deflection and trickles down to Ter Stegen.

Joao Felix has a chance to make something as he gets the ball and makes a run inside the Madrid box. He goes for the shot but its is blocked and he is eventually crowded out.

Carvajal shows an excellent first-touch to bring down Kroos’ diagonal on the right side of the Barca box. He takes a shot from a tight angle but rattles the side-netting. Ter Stegen, by the looks of it, had his near-post covered.

Fermin gets past Toni Kroos and takes a shot at goal from the edge of the box. But his effort is not on target as Kepa sees the ball balloon over the crossbar. Good approach-play from Barcelona again.

Balde gets past Alaba with a lovely stepover inside the Madrid box but Kroos is there to make a crucial clearance before the left-back can take a shot. It is all Barcelona right now and Ancelotti’s men are under pressure.

Ferran tries to cross from the right but it is intercepted by Alaba but Barcelona does well to keep the ball and stitch an attack again.

Felix shows lovely feet to get the better of his marker and makes a run at goal. For a moment, he looked to be clear on goal but Caravajal makes an excellent recovery and slides in to snatch the ball from him. Barcelona wants a freekick but the referee waves the play to continue.

ICYMI- Ilkay Gundogan, who has scored the only goal of the match till now, has a 100% successful pass record in the match. As precise as it can get from the Barca player.

Ferran Torres tries to pressurise Carvajal on the left but the veteran shows good upper body strength to shield the ball and see it out of play.

Rudiger has time and space and decides to pull the trigger from an ambitious distance. His effort is nowhere near the target.

Madrid enjoyed a long spell of pressure before ultimately losing the ball. Felix tries to start a counter attack and tries to thread a through ball to Cancelo. His pass is intercepted and the attack ends.

OFF THE POST- Sloppy defending from Madrid again as Gavi snatches the ball from Kroos. The ball falls to Fermin who makes his way inside the box and shoots at the near-post. He beats Kepa but his shot rattles the woodwork and comes back into play. Almost a second for the Catalan club.

This time it is Barca’s turn to choke Madrid as Balde makes a good run from the left. Tchouameni manages to win possession and passes the ball back to Kepa, who clears the ball.

Madrid tries to choke Barca in the final third as Carvajal tries to win the ball of Joao Felix, buts concedes a foul in the process.

Real Madrid is just trying to calm the proceedings by keeping the ball in its own half. It has been a frantic start for the Los Blancos.

Vinicius tries to equalise straight away as he makes a run at goal with acres of green ahead of him. He goes for a pass across the face of the goal with the outside of his boot, but the cross is too close to Ter Stegen.

Barcelona stitch a fluid move but Real Madrid’s backline is all over the place as Gundogan breaks clear. Alaba is too slow to react and his sliding challenge is late as Gundogan slots the ball past Kepa with a calm finish for early Barca lead.

Bellingham’s intent pressing sees him snatch the ball from Christensen and make a run at goal. He gets inside the Barca box from the left but was quickly crowded out.

As expected, Bellingham is heavily involved in Real Madrid’s attacking play in the early stages. He wanted to take a quick throw-in but is denied by the referee.

Madrid pressing high in the opening seconds but Barcelona looks comfortable on the ball and plays out the ball from the back.

The La Liga season’s first El Clasico has kicked-off at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium.

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Barcelona vs Real Madrid Head-to-head record: FCB vs RMA, El Clasico results

Both teams have made a strong start to the season, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side taking 25 points and Xavi Hernandez’s charges collecting 24 in the 10 games played so far.

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet this Saturday in El Clasico, which will be the 255th meeting of these two clubs in official competition, with the head-to-head record so finely balanced.

Real Madrid has won 102 encounters, FC Barcelona 100 and in the remaining 52 they have drawn. This is a historic rivalry that goes back more than 100 years.

Both teams have made a strong start to the season, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side taking 25 points and Xavi Hernandez’s charges collecting 24 in the 10 games played so far.

The capital city side comes into the clash on the back of a draw against Sevilla FC, while the Catalan outfit managed to overcome Athletic Club in the final minutes in another thrilling game last matchday.

Barcelona vs Real Madrid Predicted XI

Barcelona: Ter Stegen(GK); Cancelo, Araujo, Martinez, Balde; Gavi, Romeu, Gundogan; Yamal, Lewandowski, Felix

Real Madrid: Kepa(GK); Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Camavinga; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: When and where to watch El Clasico?

When does the Barcelona vs Real Madrid match kick-off?

The Barcelona vs Real Madrid match kicks-off at 7:45 PM IST, Saturday, October 28 at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona.

Where can I watch the Barcelona vs Real Madrid match?

India: Live streaming of the Barcelona vs Real Madrid El Clasico will be available on Jio Cinema. The Barcelona vs Real Madrid La Liga match will be live telecast on the Sports 18 and Sports 18 HD TV channels in India.

USA: The Barcelona vs Real Madrid El Clasico, will be live streamed on ESPN+.