Mbappé knocks out Lamine Yamal
The Clasico is still on everyone's minds this morning in Spain. “Real Madrid escape“, title Marca. The Madrilenians beat Barca 2-1 in a tense Clasico, with goals from Mbappé and Bellingham for the Merengues and a goal from Fermín López for Barça. For A.S.“Flick knows this Madrid is different“. Barça, helpless, could only settle for a defeat in this match. Highly anticipated, Kylian Mbappé was decisive and responded despite a missed penalty in the 52nd minute. This is the “white beast of Barça» according to Marca. Frenchman Kylian Mbappé scored his 12th goal against the Catalans, including 6 with PSG and 6 since his arrival at Real Madrid. He could have improved this total if his magnificent volley had not been disallowed for offside. The Frenchman also ended the curse of defeat against Lamine Yamal. A relief for the Kyks.
Barça is angry
At Barça, it was “a bad afternoon“, writing Sport. Barça remained on 4 victories in a row in all competitions against the enemy Madrid and saw its series come to an end. For the Catalans, it is “another Clasico controversial at the refereeing level“. The match was marked by numerous controversial refereeing decisions by César Soto Grado, often corrected by the VAR, judges the Catalan press. A penalty initially awarded to Vinicius for a supposed foul by Lamine Yamal was canceled after review, as was a goal from Mbappé judged offside. The penalty whistled against Eric Garcia for a handball was validated by the VAR, while an obvious penalty on Araujo was not signaled during added time. Bellingham's decisive goal also sparked controversy because of a possible elbow from Huijsen on Cubarsí that was not sanctioned by the referee. Finally, Barcelona's Pedri escaped immediate expulsion before finally receiving a second yellow card in a tense end to the match. Decisions that do not pass in Catalonia.
Liberation for Eze
Eberechi Eze gave Arsenal victory with a fine volley against his former club Crystal Palace, his first goal in his new colors. With this success, the Gunners consolidate their leadership position in the Premier League. This match, hailed by Mikel Arteta as the best result of the season, was marked by the defensive efficiency of the Londoners and their ability to make the difference from set pieces. Despite injuries to Declan Rice, Calafiori and William Saliba, Arsenal held on and took advantage of the defeats of Liverpool and Manchester City to widen the gap at the top of the championship. The integration of Eze, already decisive, compensates for the absences in the squad and relieves Bukayo Saka of the offensive pressure. Arsenal favorite for the title, it's very real.
