Barcelona edge Real Madrid in seven-goal thriller

Barcelona mounted a spectacular comeback to beat Real Madrid 4-3 on Sunday and move to the brink of the LaLiga title. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for Los Blancos but Raphinha’s double and goals from Lamine Yamal, and Eric Garcia gave Barcelona a seven-point lead on reigning champions Madrid with three matches remaining. Exploits of […]

Barcelona mounted a spectacular comeback to beat Real Madrid 4-3 on Sunday and move to the brink of the LaLiga title.

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for Los Blancos but Raphinha’s double and goals from Lamine Yamal, and Eric Garcia gave Barcelona a seven-point lead on reigning champions Madrid with three matches remaining.

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Hansi Flick’s side were knocked out of the Champions League in the semifinals by Inter Milan on Tuesday and risked their season collapsing if they were beaten by Madrid, but they resisted after Mbappe’s early brace.

Barcelona battled back to claim a fourth Clasico victory from four meetings this season, showing their dominance over Carlo Ancelotti’s side.