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Alonso turns Clásico tide in Madrid's favor with statement win

MADRID -- Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham struck in the first half as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday to stretch their lead over their Clásico rivals at the top of LaLiga to five points.

Fermín López had briefly canceled out Mbappé's opener in the 38th minute of an incident-packed game only for Bellingham to net the winner five minutes later as Madrid ended as a four-match losing streak against Barça. It could have been more, too, with Wojciech Szczesny saving a second-half penalty from Mbappé, while Madrid also had three goals chalked off for offside.