Four~Barca Rob the Bernabéu. 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝑾𝒆𝒓𝒆,7 𝒎𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒐 Robert Lewandowski’s brace helped Barcelona move six points clear at the top of La Liga with a chastening 4-0 win over Real Madrid, whose 42-match unbeaten league run came to an abrupt end at the Bernabéu. Raphinha There were subplots aplenty heading into this intriguing first El Clásico of the season – the first for Kylian Mbappé and Hansi Flick on either side of the divide in Spanish football’s biggest rivalry. Mbappé was striving to make an early impression, and Barça had their blushes twice spared by the linesman’s flag, as the Frenchman saw an effort skim the side netting, before he teed up Jude Bellingham with a close-range effort which was clawed away by Iñaki Peña in the opening exchanges. The France captain also reacted to a Pau Cubarsí error with a long-range shot that just cleared the crossbar. Flick had plenty of ammunition at his disposal too though, and La Masia prodigy Lamine Yamal was denied by...
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