Real Madrid end four-game losing streak against rivals Barcelona and move five points clear at top of La Liga.
Goals from Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham earned Real Madrid a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a spiky El Clasico that snapped a four-match losing streak against their football rivals and extended their lead atop the La Liga standings.
Kylian Mbappe, who later missed a penalty, fired Madrid in front on Sunday, and although Fermin Lopez levelled for the visitors at the Santiago Bernabeu, Bellingham netted a second goal for the hosts before half-time, which proved decisive.
Barca playmaker Pedri was sent off in the final stages for a second yellow card as tensions spilled over in the Spanish ca
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