Barcelona vs Real Madrid LIVE: El Clasico result and final score after Jude Bellingham’s winner
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham’s double in first Clasico secures dramatic comeback win for visitors
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Your support makes all the difference.Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season as Jude Bellingham delivered more brilliance with two second-half goals to win the game.
Barcelona won last season’s La Liga crown as they surged to their first league title since 2019 under Xavi. The champions were undefeated this season with seven wins and three draws, but this defeat leaves them trailing leaders Real Madrid by four points.
Madrid’s new signing Bellingham has made an astonishing start to life in the Spanish capital with 13 goals in his first 13 games for the club since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in the summer. The 20-year-old England star took centre stage in El Clasico, as Real Madrid laid down a marker in the race to win La Liga.
Follow the latest reaction from El Clasico below.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
22 mins: Rudiger is some way out but opts to try his luck with a shot. It’s well-struck but flies comfortably over the bar.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
21 mins: Barcelona surge forward on the counterattack but the Real defence do well to recover as Joao Felix’s through ball - looking for Cancelo down the right - is cut out.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
17 mins: A late challenge on Kroos from Fermin - just moments after striking the woodwork - as the Barca midfielder becomes the first player to be shown a yellow card in this game.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
16 mins: POST! So close to a second for Barca as Fermin rattles the post. It’s sloppy in possession from Kroos as Gavi nips in and steals the ball.
The loose ball finds Fermin inside the box, but his low effort rattles the left post with Kepa well-beaten. A big let-off for the away side.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
13 mins: Vinicius gets space for a shot on the edge of the box, but the Barcelona players swarm the Brazilian and block the shot.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
12 mins: Real Madrid are now enjoying a good spell of possession as they look to strike back after that early goal. Nothing doing so far as Xavi’s side remain disciplined in defence.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
8 mins: Just after the goal, Vinicius is given plenty of space down the left and surges towards the box. He tries an outside-of-the-boot cross but Ter Stegen is off his line well to claim the ball.
GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid (Gundogan, 6 mins)
Barcelona take the early lead and it’s Gundogan’s first goal in a Barcelona shirt!
Gundogan fires a ball into Torres and continues his run forward as deflection off the boot of Tchouameni gifts the ball back to the German midfielder inside the box.
He evades the challenge of Alaba before slotting past Kepa to give the home side the lead.
Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid
3 mins: An early involvement from Bellingham as he dispossesses Christensen before surging into the box. In the end, the English midfielder loses the ball and concedes a foul but a promising start for the Real star.
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