Real Madrid confidently prevailed over FC Girona and put pressure on FC Barcelona. He had previously lost two points at Betis Sevilla in the last minute.
Jude Bellingham put the “Royals” on the road to victory at 3-0 (1-0) with his opening goal in the 36th minute. For the former Dortmund player, it was the fifth game in a row in La Liga in which he scored a goal – he had not scored in the previous six games.
The Turkish super talent Arda Güler added his first goal of the season after the half-time break (55th), and Kylian Mbappé made the final decision (62nd). Despite the constant criticism of the Frenchman, it was his ninth goal in the Spanish league. Only Barca stars Robert Lewandowski (16 goals) and Raphinha (11 goals) have been more successful so far.
Flick flies in Barca draw
Lewandowski also scored for Barcelona on Saturday and gave his team the lead in Sevilla (39′) – but it wasn’t enough for a win because Betis took a point away from the league leaders with a goal from Assane Diao in the fourth minute of stoppage time. At 2-2 (1-0), Ferran Torres had taken Barca’s lead for a second time (82′), after Giovani Lo Celso had equalized with a penalty (68′).
Barcelona’s Ferran Torres shoots at Betis Sevilla’s goal
Hansi Flick had to watch the last-minute drama from the stands. The Barca coach was shown red in the 67th minute for excessive complaining. “I don’t understand my red card. I didn’t really say anything to anyone. It was more of a reaction to myself. That hasn’t happened to me before.”said Flick, who was annoyed about the missed victory: “We should have won this game. We have to be stronger away from home.”
On Wednesday (9 p.m.) Barcelona, whose lead over Real (one game less) is now just two points, will face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.