According to Varzesh3, Kylian Mbappé in the final minutes of the first half, capitalising on a mistake by the defenders of Barca, opened the scoring against Joan Garcia, and Mourinho's team went into the dressing room as winners of the first half thanks to this strange goal.
Barcelona had started the match better, but Real Madrid, with lightning counter-attacks, repeatedly targeted the space behind the hosts' defenders until, in the end, Barca's goal was breached.
A Real delivery towards the left side of the defensive line turned, through Gerard Martín's incomplete clearance, into a gift of an opportunity for Real, and the ball fell right at Mbappé's feet. The French striker did not waste the chance and, with a precise strike, stuck the ball into the net of Garcia's goal.
This goal had special value for Mbappé. Before the match, too, with 12 goals scored in 12 games, he was the Whites' most in-form player, and a few days earlier he had scored a brace in the 4-1 win over Sevilla.
Mbappé even had the chance in first-half stoppage time to double the lead and open the scoring again, but the referee correctly ruled this goal out for offside.
Barcelona had come into this game with 27 points as La Liga leaders, while Real Madrid were chasing them in third place with 21 points, but in the first 45 minutes, Mbappé's deadly strike gave the advantage to Mourinho's team.
Source: Varzesh3
