Real Madrid won the first El Clasico meeting of the season as they saw off Barcelona by a 2-1 scoreline at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Starting XI

Thibaut Courtois – 6

Had a couple of easy saves to make, and could do little about Barcelona’s goal.

Federico Valverde – 6

Not as effective as he has been at right-back, taken off earlier than expected after suffering a blow in the second half.

Eder Militao – 7

Dealt with Ferran Torres well, also provided the assist for Real Madrid’s second goal.

Dean Huijsen – 5.5

Looked like a player that was caught cold, as expected having not played in a few weeks due to injury.

Alvaro Carreras – 7.5

Did very well up against Lamine Yamal, who was not allowed to be as dangerous as he can be.

Aurelien Tchouameni – 7

Solid at the base of Real Madrid’s midfield.

Eduardo Camavinga – 7

All-action performance from Camavinga, who keeps getting better and better as he gets up to speed after a long injury absence.

Arda Guler – 5

His worst performance of the season, which speaks to how well he has done. His indecisiveness allowed Pedri to steal the ball off him for Barcelona’s goal.

Jude Bellingham – 8

Top performance from Bellingham, who scored one and assisted the other with a simply sensational pass to Kylian Mbappe. He is another that continues to get better.

Kylian Mbappe – 7

Scored a wonderful volley that was ruled out by VAR, then netted the opener before missing a penalty – overall, not at his best, but he was still on the scoresheet.

Vinicius Junior – 6.5

Quiet afternoon for Vinicius, although he did brilliantly for Bellingham’s goal. His reaction at being substituted summed it up: frustrating.

Substitutes

Brahim Diaz – 6

Tried hard, albeit without much success.

Dani Carvajal – 6

Did well enough during his cameo.

Rodrygo – 6

Did not see very much of the ball during his 20 minutes on the pitch.