"Kylian Mbappé broke the deadlock for Los Blancos in the 22nd minute, and Fermín López equalized in the 38th. The final word of the half (and eventually the whole match as it turned out) would, however fall to Jude Bellingham in the 43rd. Barcelona ended the game with 10 men, as Pedri picked up a second yellow card deep in the second-half stoppage time."
"Real Madrid, under Xabi Alonso, lined up in a 4-2-3-1: Thibaut Courtois in goal; Álvaro Carreras, Dean Huijsen, Éder Militão, and Fede Valverde across the back; Aurélien Tchouaméni and Eduardo Camavinga anchoring midfield; Arda Güler, Bellingham, and Vinícius Jr. supporting Mbappé up front. Injuries kept Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba, and Ferland Mendy out, but Alonso still fielded a formidable XI."
"Barcelona, coached by Hansi Flick, deployed a 4-3-3: Wojciech Szczęsny in goal; Alejandro Balde, Eric García, Pau Cubarsí, and Jules Koundé in defense; Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, and Fermín López in midfield; Lamine Yamal, Marcus Rashford, and Ferran Torres leading the attack. Flick was without Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Gavi, and Marc-André ter Stegen, forcing a reshuffle that left Barcelona vulnerable on transitions."
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu with Kylian Mbappé opening the scoring in the 22nd minute and Jude Bellingham restoring a lead with a 43rd-minute goal. Fermín López equalized for Barcelona in the 38th minute. Barcelona finished the match with ten players after Pedri received a second yellow late in stoppage time. Xabi Alonso set Real Madrid up in a 4-2-3-1 despite injuries to Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba, and Ferland Mendy. Hansi Flick used a 4-3-3 for Barcelona, missing key players including Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Gavi, and Marc-André ter Stegen. Early VAR interventions overturned a penalty and disallowed a goal for offside.
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