Mbappé brace leads Real Madrid past Barcelona 2-1

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou as Kylian Mbappé scored twice, ending Barcelona’s perfect start to the La Liga season and moving Madrid to within three points of their rivals. Mbappé opened the scoring before halftime and struck again late in the match after Raphinha had equalised for Barcelona. The reports place the winning goal in the 87th or 88th minute. Madrid’s move began with Jude Bellingham, who beat his marker and sent Eduardo Camavinga forward; Camavinga supplied the pass for Mbappé to finish. Barcelona had won its first nine league matches. The defeat ended its bid to become the first team to win its opening 10 La Liga games, a mark it had been pursuing after matching Real Madrid’s nine straight wins from the start of the 1968-69 season. Barcelona remains top of the table, while Real Madrid is third. Atlético Madrid sits second, two points behind Barcelona and one ahead of Madrid. Raphinha brought Barcelona level in the second half, finishing after a pass from Pedri. The equaliser came as the hosts pressed for a second goal, but Madrid held on to preserve its lead. Andriy Lunin started in goal for Madrid in place of Thibaut Courtois, who was reported ill...