Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham on target strikes secure victory against Barcelona, and seal victory for Madrid and secure the crucial three points for Xabi Alonso side.

The tense match saw the absence of Hansi Flick’s key players such as Dani Almo, Robert Lewnadoski, Raphinha, Gavi and others.

An early goal for the hosts was ruled out after VAR review, following a delivery from Carreras that met Vinícius Júnior before he was brought down by Lamine Yamal inside the box.

Both stars firing from all cylinders saw Kylian Mbappé who opened the scoring netting his twelfth career goal against Barcelona through a brilliant pass from Jude Bellingham and allowing him to register his first assist of the season.

After the restart, Szczęsny produced an excellent save to deny Arda Güler following a quick counterattack from Vinícius.

Barcelona later drew level at the Santiago Bernabéu through an assist from Marcus Rashford, his fourth of the campaign  as his cross found Fermin López, who finished smartly from ten yards out.

Before the interval, Jude Bellingham restored Madrid’s lead, finding space inside Barcelona’s 18-yard box to tap home from Éder Militão’s delivery, his first goal contribution of the season.

In the second half, Mbappé missed a chance to extend Madrid’s lead from the penalty spot, with Szczęsny guessing correctly to deny him one of nine crucial saves by the Polish goalkeeper.

Barcelona’s night went from bad to worse as Pedri was sent off late on after picking up a second yellow for a reckless challenge on Aurélien Tchouaméni.

The 2-1 result leaves Real Madrid four points clear at the top of LaLiga, while Barcelona’s inconsistency continues amid mounting injury concerns.