Barcelona made a significant stride toward capturing the Spanish La Liga title on Sunday, defeating Real Madrid 4-3 despite Kylian Mbappe’s hat trick in a captivating “El Clasico,” and opening up a seven-point lead over its second-place foe with three games remaining.
Raphinha scored twice, and Lamine Yamal and Eric Garcia each added a goal for Barcelona, who need two more points to win their 28th league title.
The Catalan club trailed 2-0 after Mbappe scored in the fifth and 14th minutes at Estadi Olímpic Lluis Companys. The hosts tied the game soon after the half-hour mark and went on to lead 4-2 at halftime, a remarkable comeback. Reported by News cgtn.
Mbappe completed his hat trick in the 70th minute, but Madrid was unable to recover, dealing a likely fatal blow to its hopes of successfully defending the title.
Mbappe now leads the league with 27 goals, two more than Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, who did not play on Sunday.
Mbappe also became Madrid’s best scorer in a first season with 39, surpassing the 37 scored by Ivan Zamorano in the 1992-93 campaign. Mbappe had already overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy (both 33 goals) and Brazil great Ronaldo (30).
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It was another thrilling encounter for Barcelona, who were defeated from the UEFA Champions League semifinals by Inter Milan in extra time on Tuesday. Barcelona fell to the Italians 7-6 on aggregate.
The Catalan club has won every game versus Madrid this season. They had already won 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the first league game of October 2024, 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final in January, and 3-2 in the Copa del Rey final last month.
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