Barcelona closed in on the league title as they fought back from two goals down to beat Real Madrid in a thrilling Clasico. Hansi Flick named an unchanged Barcelona side following their draining Champions League semi-final defeat by Inter Milan on Tuesday, and in the early stages they looked lethargic.
Mbappe converted from the penalty spot after he was felled by Barcelona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, and added a second after running on to Vinicius Junior’s through ball in behind Barcelona’s high defensive line.
Garcia halved the deficit with a header from a corner in the 19th minute, before Lamine Yamal produced his latest piece of brilliance, curling a sumptuous strike into the bottom corner of Thibaut Courtois’ goal.
Barca pressed Real Madrid relentlessly and took the lead less than two minutes later when Raphinha found himself in space on the left of the box and arrowed past Courtois.
Raphinha headed over Yamal’s cross, but made no mistake in converting Ferran Torres’ cut-back after stealing possession from Vazquez.
Barcelona started the second half as they ended the first – Raphinha raced into the Real Madrid half and squared for Yamal to tap home, but the Brazilian was rightly flagged offside.
Real Madrid looked to be flagging when Mbappe completed his hat-trick from close range to move two goals clear in the race to be La Liga’s top scorer, before Raphinha missed a sitter from a few yards out at the other end.
Credit: bbc.com
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