Barcelona Vs Real Madrid Highlights, Spanish La Liga: Blaugranas Secure 4-3 Win In Enthralling El Clasico Despite Mbappe Hattrick

This is the beginning of our live coverage of the much-anticipated El Clasico 바카라“ FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid, La Liga 2024-25 Matchday 35 fixture. The match will be played at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, and will kick off at 7:45 PM IST on Sunday, 11 May 2025.

To find out where to watch the match in India online and on TV, read here.

Before the all-important El Clasico tonight, let's have a look at how the top of the La Liga table stands:

Last five results of matches between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in all competitions:

• Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey, 27 Apr 2025)

• Real Madrid 2-5 Barcelona (Super Cup, 13 Jan 2025)

• Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (La Liga, 27 Oct 2024)

• Real Madrid 3-2 Barcelona (La Liga, 22 Apr 2024)

• Real Madrid 4-1 Barcelona (Super Cup, 15 Jan 2024)

FC Barcelona: 🟢W 🟢W ⚫D 🟢W 🔴L

Real Madrid: 🔴L 🟢W 🟢W 🔴L 🟢W

FC Barcelona: Wojciech Szczesny; Gerard Martin, Inigo Martinez, Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia; Pedri, Frenkie de Jong; Raphinha, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal; Ferran Torres

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois; Francisco Garcia, Raul Asencio, Aurelien Tchouamenu, Lucas Vazquez; Daniel Ceballos, Federico Valverde, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Arda Gulre, Kylian Mbappe

FC Barcelona: Inaki Pena, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen, Hector Fort, Ronald Araujo, Fermin Lopez, Gavi, Marc Casado, Ansu Fati, Pau Victor, Robert Lewandowski

Real Madrid: Andriy Lunin, Sergio Mestre, Jacobo Ramon, Jesus Vallejo, Youssef Enriieuz, Luka Modric, Brahim Diaz, Endrick, Rodrygo, Victor Munoz

A number of big calls by both managers when selecing the starting lineups.

• Ancelotti has opted to start youngster Arda Guller instead of Rodrygo down the right wing.

• Flick has made a decision to not start Lewandowski, clearly thinking that the Polish forward is still not 100% fit. The question is: is an almost-fit Lewandowski better than a fully-fit Ferran Torres?

• Real Madrid have just six senior players on the bench, the other half being made of Castilla players.

This is how the race for the Pichichi Trophy looks like before tonight's game:

1. Robert Lewandowski: 25 goals

2. Kylian Mbappe: 24 goals

Mbappe starts tonight, while Lewandowski is on the bench.

The big game is underway at the Montjiuc Stadium! Stay tuned for crucial updates from the game.

BAR 0-0 RMA (0')

A massive calamity for FC Barcelona, as a ball from Ceballos near the halfway line falls to Mbappe as a result of a failed clearance from Cubarsi. The French attacker tries to go around Szczesny, but the Polish goalkeeper is fully committed to the challenge and takes Mbappe down. A clear penalty decision.

VAR checks if Mbappe is offside, but the decision is confirmed.

No mistake whatsoever! A cool penalty, hard and accurate, and Sczszesny has no chance despite going the right way.

BAR 0-1 RMA (5')

My word, what a lethal counter attack from Real Madrid! A combination of Ceballos and Valverde disposses Lamine Yamal, and referee does not give a foul. The ball is played to Vinicius on the left flank, and he plays an outside-the-boot ball to Mbappe, who is through on goal and finishes past Szczesny.

BAR 0-2 RMA (14')

It's back on!! A terrific left-footed shot from Martin outside the box is tipped over by Courtois, and the resulting free-kick from Olmo is flicked back towards the box by Ferran Torres, and Eric Garcia is in the box to head it past Courtois.

BAR 1-2 RMA (19')

If the results stay like they are, the La Liga title race is back on again. Let's have a look at the matches in Matchday 35, the already concluded ones and the ones to come later:

• Last Palmas 0-1 Rayo Vallecano

• Valencia 3-0 Getafe

• Celta Vigo 3-2 Sevilla

• Girona 0-1 Villarreal

• Mallorca 2-1 Valladolid

• Atletico Madrid 4-0 Real Sociedad

• Leganes 3-2 Espanyol

• Athletic Bilbao vs Alaves (10:00 PM IST)

• Real Betis vs Osasuna (12:30 AM IST)

BAR 1-2 RMA (25')

Who else but the wonderkid!! Yamal, who was quietly growing in confidence as the match went on, gets his seventh goal of the league season with a wonderful first-time strike.

Barcelona get ample time in front of the Madrid box, and De Jong plays it sideways to Torres, who plays it to Yamal on the right edge of the box, and the youngster hits it first time cutting inside, and it flies past Courtois!

BAR 2-2 RMA (32')

The game has turned on its very head!! It's as simple as football can be, really. A collission between Mbappe and Ceballos gives the ball to Pedri, and he plays Raphinha through down the right side with a terrific through ball. The Brazilian's finish is sublime, and Courtois has no chance. Two goals in two minutes for Blaugranas.

BAR 3-2 RMA (34')

That's a big miss from a player of Raphinha's quality and form. A terrific, outside-the-boot ball from Yamal from the right flank is met by an onrushing Raphinha, but he gets under the ball, and it goes over the bar.

BAR 3-2 RMA (42')

Bellingham crosses the ball into the box, and itMbappe can't get on it. While getting it back, he falls down after seemingly being brought down by Martinez, but the referee points to the spot. Replays show that it was a dive from the Frenchman, but it's offisde anyway, and the penalty is overturned.

BAR 3-2 RMA (43')

That's a terrible mistake from Madrid defence, and Raphinha is not going to let that chance go. Raphinha is too powerful for Vazquez and disposses the defender, and he passes it to Torres, and the winger cuts it back for Raphinha to get his 18th goal of the season.

Six minutes added on by the fourth official.

BAR 4-2 RMA (45')

The referee blows his whistle, and it's half-time at the Montjuic Stadium. Six goals in 45 minutes - not bad for an El Clasico, eh?

BRA 4-2 RMA (HT)

The referee blows his whistle, and the second half is underway.

A double change for Real Madrid:

Luka Modric, Brahim Diaz IN

Daniel Ceballos, Arda Guller OUT

BAR 4-2 RMA (45')

Barcelona are looking lethan on the counter attack. Raphinha crosses the ball into the box, but his low ball is cut out by the defence before Torres can get his foot on it. It falls to Yamal, and his shot is blocked, but he gets another crack at it, and it finally goes just centimetres wide of the post.

BAR 4-2 RMA (50')

Torres holds on the ball, spins, and plays Raphinha through the left flank. The Brazilian runs with the ball and crosses it back for Yamal, and his finds the net. But the joy is short-lived as the flag goes up for offside.

BAR 4-2 RMA (52')

After a close call from Kylian Mbappe, who was played through by Vinicius in the box, Barcelona scramble to make some defensive changes as Cubarsi is clearly struggling to deal with the Frenchman's pace.

Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Balde IN

Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin OUT

BAR 4-2 RMA (57')

Olmo is brought down by Madrid players, and the ensuing free-kick is intercepted. After a melee near the half-way line, Luka Modric comes out with the ball and plays it first time to Vinicius, who runs with the ball before squaring the ball to Mbappe on the left, and the Frenchman makes no mistake to finish past Szczesny. Game on, sudedenly!

BAR 4-3 RMA (70')

How on earth did Raphinha not put that one in? Eric Garcia plays the ball to Yamal on the right side of the box, and he plays in a defence-splitting cross into the box, and Raphinha comes sliding in but somehow -- and only he knows how -- sends it over the bar from two yards out. Stunning miss, clearly one of the best misses of the season.

A double change for Barcelona:

Fermin Lopez, Hector Fort IN

Dani Olmo, Eric Garcia OUT

BAR 4-3 RMA (78')

Yamal had a shot after cutting in from the right, but Courtois can only punch it away and it lands to Torres in the box. The Spaniard has a shot, but it is blocked by Tchouameni.

The Barcelona players scream for handball, and replays show that the ball did hit the Frenchman's arm, and VAR asks the referee to take a look at the pitch-side monitor.

Referee Hernandez Hernandez takes a long, hard look at the incident, and signals no penalty!

BAR 4-3 RMA (83')

A big miss for the Real Madrid youngster. It's actually his first match as a senior player, but it could -- and should -- have put Los Blancos level. A terrific through ball from Brahim Diaz plays Munoz free down the right, and, despite having a chance to cut across the goal, he opts to shoot, but it swings wide of the post.

A minimum of six minutes added on by the fourth official.

BAR 4-3 RMA (90')

What a goal that is! In a game that had it all, add an incredible solo goal to the list. Fermin disposses Valverde on the left edge of the box, and he cuts inside and keeps on going past three defenders to shoot a curling shot that beats Courtois at full stretch to find the back of the net.

Chuck everthing that was said, as the goal is incredibly overturned for the slighest of handballs while Fermin was challenging Valverde.

BAR 4-3 RMA (90+5')

Referee Hernandez Hernandez blows the full-time whistle, and the El Clasico is over. Barcelona have won the match, and possible, the title.

BAR 4-3 RMA (FT)

This marks the end of our live coverage of the El Clasico match tonight. We hope you enjoyed our live commentary and much as we enjoyed presenting the key events of the match to you. Thank you for sticking with us throughout the game, and from everyone at Outlook, goodbye, and goodnight!