Mbappe, Madrid claim first blood in Clasico
Tense 2-1 victory in season's first meeting ends losing run against Barcelona
Rashford's assist
Barcelona equalized after a mistake by Madrid midfielder Arda Guler, who lost possession near his own area to allow Marcus Rashford to make a run through the left side and find Lopez for an easy strike from close range.
Bellingham put Madrid ahead again five minutes later, finding the open net from near the goal line after a headed attempt by Madrid defender Eder Militao on the back of another nice run and cross into the box by Vinicius.
Bellingham, who missed the first part of the season following shoulder surgery, had scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday in Madrid's 1-0 Champions League win over Juventus. He was also involved in the play that led to the missed penalty by Mbappe — a handball by Barcelona defender Eric Garcia as he tried to contain Bellingham inside the area.
Mbappe had another goal chalked off for offside in first-half stoppage time.
Early penalty reversed
Madrid was awarded a penalty two minutes into the game after a run by Vinicius inside the area, but the call was reversed after video review. Vinicius went down after he kicked Yamal's leg while trying to get a shot on goal. The referee initially called a foul on Vinicius, but changed his mind after reviewing the play.
Madrid thought it had opened the scoring about 10 minutes later when Mbappe found the net with a longrange shot, but VAR again stepped in, ruling that he was offside when he received the ball.
Pedri was sent off deep into second-half stoppage time after a sliding tackle on Aurelien Tchouameni.
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