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Kylian Mbappe struck in the 41st and 88th minutes to hand Real Madrid a 2-1 win against Barcelona in their La Liga encounter at Camp Nou on October 26 2026 according to Reuters. Raphinha equalised for the home side shortly after the hour mark but the French forward’s late finish secured all three points for the visitors and ended the hosts’ nine-game domestic unbeaten streak. The result came after Barcelona had opened the season strongly while Real Madrid sat third in the table prior to the match Sky Sports reported.
Jose Mourinho celebrated the decisive goal with a trademark knee slide on the sidelines as he maintained an impressive record against Barcelona Reuters figures show. The Portuguese coach has now gone six El Clasico matches without defeat across two spells in charge of Real Madrid with four wins and two draws in that sequence. As one headline declared Mourinho keeps Clasico midas touch 13 years on as La Liga heats up following the latest success at the home of their fiercest rivals.
Mourinho has joined an exclusive group of Real Madrid managers to achieve six consecutive Clasico matches unbeaten according to BBC Sport data. He matches the feats of Miguel Munoz between 1962 and 1965 and Vicente del Bosque from 2001 to 2003 in that regard. During his first tenure from 2010 to 2013 Mourinho faced Barcelona 17 times overall winning five drawing six and losing six ESPN noted in its review of the rivalry.
The victory transformed the La Liga standings with Real Madrid closing to within three points of leaders Barcelona after the match The Guardian reported. Barcelona had accumulated 27 points from their opening nine league games before this defeat while also suffering a midweek Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain. Atletico Madrid occupied second place prior to the weekend fixtures leaving the title race wide open after just 10 rounds.
Mourinho told reporters that his side had overcome the highest quality opponent in the league one that had only won in the competition up to that point according to a Reuters transcript. He added in comments carried by BBC Sport In my view Real Madrid do not play to win at the Camp Nou Real Madrid play to win La Liga. The Portuguese coach had returned to the Real Madrid dugout in July 2026 after a 13-year absence from the club.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick cited a packed travel schedule as a factor in his team’s lack of freshness following the result Reuters reported. The Catalans had been averaging more than four goals per game in their early winning run before the Clasico. Mbappe’s tally reached 11 league goals in 10 appearances with the brace underlining his impact since joining Real Madrid.
The Clasico has long defined periods of Spanish football with Mourinho’s first spell coinciding with some of the most memorable editions involving Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo ESPN recalled. Real Madrid had gone five league games without defeat entering the fixture while Barcelona had not lost domestically all season until this outcome. The win marked only the second victory for Real Madrid in their last eight meetings with Barcelona according to compiled match records.
