When you are Real Madrid, you can have won 11 matches out of 12 this season and not have cleared all the doubts about it. For the Merengues, the little question mark was due to this slap received in the derby on the Atlético pitch (5-2). It was the first test of the season and it had been missed.
The second, on the other hand, was much better negotiated by the Merengues. For their first clash of the season with FC Barcelona, Xabi Alonso's Real responded perfectly, and achieved a success (2-1) which allows them to take a five-point lead at the top of the standings.
Real Madrid started strong, could have benefited from a penalty in the 3rd minute without a contentious intervention from the VAR, and Kylian Mbappé thought he had opened the scoring before being flagged offside for nothing (12th). But it was only a postponement, because the Bondynois was quick to score for real (1-0, 22nd), thus confirming his great start to the season.
Real takes the upper hand
Real dominated this first period, helped in particular by a very good Eduardo Camavinga (the great inspiration of This did not destabilize the Merengues who quickly regained the upper hand thanks to Jude Bellingham (2-1, 42nd), on a delivery from Eder Militao.
In the second half, Mbappé missed the penalty which would have allowed Real to take off (52nd). This is what stretched the suspense to the end, until a tense end to the match, with a red card for Pedri (90th + 10), and a nice scuffle at the final whistle. But if we stay on the sporting side, what we must remember is that Real Madrid won the first Clasico of the season. This is a change from last year, and it sets the tone for the future.
