Three teams separated by just three points; the title race is well and truly on. Real Madrid closed the gap to Barcelona with a crucial 2-1 victory in José Mourinho’s first Clásico since returning to Los Blancos.
Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), who was at Camp Nou, joins Ben Sully (@SullyBen) to reflect upon the main talking points from Sunday’s tussle, in which Kylian Mbappé netted a brace as Real Madrid successfully executed Mourinho’s tactical plan.
As part of the Clásico discussion, we focus on the starting lineups, standout players, underperformers, substitute decisions and the title race.
In the second part of the matchday 10 recap, we turn our attention to the other title race contender, Atlético Madrid, who moved to within two points of Barcelona with a hard-fought win over Deportivo A Coruña. Julián Álvarez won the game for Diego Simeone’s side and then apologised to the club’s fans for his push to join Barcelona in the summer.
Elsewhere, Valencia’s woes continued with a narrow defeat in the derby against Villarreal, Racing de Santander increased the pressure on Manolo González and Athletic Club piled more misery on José Bordalás.
There were also wins for Real Sociedad and Elche, as well as draws at Mendizorroza and Balaídos.
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