Barcelona were beaten in the first El Clásico of 2025–26 as Real Madrid ran out 2–1 winners on Sunday afternoon. The visitors remained depleted and were lethargic for much of the game, surrendering high-quality openings to their determined hosts, who were inefficient but still walked away with all three points.

Yamal then confronted the Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The two players were separated by the players and the police were involved as well. While Yamal and Courtois were confronting each other, Vinicius Jr. joined in the brawl.

Joan Garcia was subjected to immense hate and hostility from Espanyol fans last summer, when he made the decision to leave the club in favour of a move to Catalan rivals FC Barcelona.Garcia was

Yamal's pre-match comments dominated the build-up Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via After the final whistle in Sunday’s 2-1 painful defeat in El Clasico, Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal went to shake hands with Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal.

In an eventful match with plenty of needle, Vinicius was fired up, snapping into tackles and encouraging the crowd to make more noise. He toyed with Kounde almost every time he had the ball and looked like Madrid’s most probable source for a goal.

Andreas Christensen has reportedly picked up a leg injury which caused him to miss El Clasico and means he may also sit out Sunday’s trip to Elche. The Denmark international has struggled with injuries throughout his Barcelona career but has seen plenty of game time at the start of the 2025-26 season.

Dugarry drew a sharp comparison between Vinicius and Kylian Mbappe, praising the latter’s professionalism while calling the Brazilian “unbearable”.