Madrid – Barcelona took a big step on Sunday to ensure the Spanish League title with a 4-3 victory over Real Madrid, despite the Kylian Mbappé hat trick in a fascinating ‘Classic’, and opened a seven-point advantage over his second rival with three remaining games.
Raphinha scored twice, and Lamine Yamal and Eric García added a goal each for Barcelona, which lost 2-0 after Mbappé scored in the fifth and 14 minutes at the Montjuic stadium. The hosts linked the game right in the half-hour mark, and led 4-2 in the part-time in a sensational recovery.
Mbappé completed his Hat Trick in 70, but Madrid could not return to a probable fatal blow with his hopes of successfully defending his title.
Mbappé became the top scorer of the League with 27 goals, two more than Robert Lewandowski in Barcelona, which did not start on Sunday.
It was another exciting game that involved Barcelona, which on Tuesday was eliminated by Inter Milan in extra time in the semifinals of the Champions League. Barcelona lost to the Italians 7-6 together.
The Catalan club has won all the games against Madrid this season. He had already won 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the first match of the League in October, 5-2 in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in January and 3-2 in the Copa del Rey final last month.
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