La Liga matchday 10: Mbappé wins the Clásico, Barcelona lose for the first time, Atlético close to two points

Real Madrid won the Clásico 2–1 at Camp Nou on Sunday night with two goals from Kylian Mbappé, the second three minutes from time, and Barcelona have lost a league match for the first time this season after nine wins. Their lead is down to two points: Atlético Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 on Saturday for a sixth league win in a row, and Real Madrid are three behind. Villarreal came from behind to win at Valencia in a derby that finished with ten men on each side, Athletic Club put four past Getafe, and Málaga are still waiting for a win after ten matches. The round brought 24 goals in ten matches: five home wins, three away wins and two draws.

Friday

Alavés 1–1 Málaga was Málaga's until the last minute. Adrián Niño scored on 44 from R. Enríquez's pass, a goal confirmed by VAR, and A. Mañas, on as a substitute on 75, equalised on 89. Alavés had 18 shots to seven but four on target.

Saturday

Rayo Vallecano 0–3 Elche was decided from the penalty spot. Federico Redondo scored one on 23 and Fer Niño another on 36, after a VAR check, for Elche, while Pathé Ciss missed one for Rayo Vallecano on 39. Germán Valera made it three on 68 from Franco Buonanotte's pass. Elche had nine shots on target and won for the second time this season.

Racing Santander 2–1 Espanyol turned in a quarter of an hour. Expósito put Espanyol ahead on 62 from J. Hernández's pass with their only shot on target, Jérémy Belocian equalised on 69 from Sergio Canales's pass, and Zabiri scored the winner on 84 from Álvaro Mantilla's. Racing Santander had 23 shots, nine on target. Espanyol have lost four of their last five and are eighteenth.

Valencia 1–2 Villarreal was 1–0 to Valencia at half-time: Pepelu scored a penalty on 38 after a VAR check. Freeman equalised on 69 from Sergi Cardona's pass, and Pape Gueye was sent off on 79 after a VAR review; Valencia's match report says he elbowed José Luis Gayà. Harvey Elliott, on as a substitute on 70, was sent off on 89, booked twice in the space of seconds for apparent dissent, ESPN reports, and Georges Mikautadze, another substitute, scored the winner on 90 from Alberto Moleiro's pass. Javier Aguirre called Elliott's dismissal "an absurd, ridiculous sending-off", the club reports, and said the fault for the defeat was his. Valencia have won one of their ten matches and are nineteenth.

Atlético Madrid 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña was won by Julián Álvarez on 48 from Álex Grimaldo's pass. Deportivo had five shots on target to Atlético's four, and Jan Oblak made five saves. It was Atlético's sixth league win in a row.

Sunday

Athletic Club 4–0 Getafe was Álex Berenguer's match: he scored on 17 and set up the other three, for Iñaki Williams on 35, Aitor Paredes on 70 and Yuri Berchiche on 88. Athletic scored with all four of their shots on target. Mario Martín was sent off for Getafe on 86, and Getafe, with five goals in ten matches, have scored the fewest in the league.

Celta Vigo 0–0 Real Betis was Celta Vigo's sixth draw of the season. Real Betis had 56 per cent of the ball but two shots on target, and stay fourth.

Real Sociedad 2–1 Levante was settled in the first half. Orri Óskarsson scored on 6, Nacho Pérez equalised for Levante on 22 from Thiago Cruz Fernandez's pass, and Beñat Turrientes scored the winner on 27 from Gonçalo Guedes's. Real Sociedad are fifth.

Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid was Mbappé's. He put Real Madrid ahead on 41, Raphinha equalised on 61 from Pedri's pass, his 13th league goal of the season, and Mbappé scored the winner on 87 from Eduardo Camavinga, who had come on seven minutes earlier. Barcelona had 62 per cent of the ball and 18 shots, six on target; Real Madrid had five on target from ten, and Andriy Lunin made five saves. Sky Sports notes it was Real Madrid's first win in Barcelona in three years. José Mourinho said his players were "very organized, very focused" and complained that João Cancelo should have been sent off for a challenge on Yan Diomande; Mbappé warned that nothing had been decided, and Hansi Flick pointed out that it was his side's first league defeat after nine wins, Sky Sports reports.

Monday

Sevilla 2–0 Osasuna was Youssouf Fofana's night: he set up Isaac Romero on 24 and Félix Correia on 82. Sevilla had seven shots on target to Osasuna's two and are sixth.

The table after matchday 10

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	10	9	0	1	+29	27
2	Atlético Madrid	10	8	1	1	+12	25
3	Real Madrid	10	8	0	2	+15	24
4	Real Betis	10	6	2	2	+2	20
5	Real Sociedad	10	6	1	3	+1	19
6	Sevilla	10	5	2	3	0	17
7	Alavés	10	3	3	4	+3	12
8	Athletic Club	9	3	3	3	+3	12
9	Celta Vigo	10	2	6	2	+3	12
10	Villarreal	10	3	3	4	+1	12
11	Deportivo La Coruña	10	2	5	3	0	11
12	Osasuna	10	3	2	5	−10	11
13	Racing Santander	10	3	2	5	−11	11
14	Levante	10	2	4	4	−3	10
15	Elche	10	2	4	4	−3	10
16	Rayo Vallecano	9	2	3	4	−8	9
17	Getafe	10	2	3	5	−10	9
18	Espanyol	10	2	2	6	−2	8
19	Valencia	10	1	3	6	−10	6
20	Málaga	10	0	5	5	−12	5

Barcelona lead on 27, two points ahead of Atlético and three ahead of Real Madrid; Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano have a match in hand, their matchday 8 meeting having been abandoned. The points race shows the gap closing in one round: Barcelona were five clear of Atlético and six clear of Real Madrid after nine matches, and Atlético have taken 18 points from their last six. At the bottom, Málaga have five points and Valencia six, two behind Espanyol.

Numbers to know

• Raphinha leads the scorers with 13, two ahead of Mbappé on eleven; Zabiri and Lamine Yamal have eight.
• Barcelona have scored 40, the most; Getafe five, the fewest.
• Celta Vigo have conceded seven, the fewest; Racing Santander 26, the most.
• Málaga are the only side without a win, with five draws and five defeats.
• Athletic Club scored four goals from four shots on target against Getafe.

Next up

Matchday 11 opens on Friday 30 October with Villarreal v Espanyol at 20:00 UTC. On Saturday 31 October Levante v Atlético Madrid kicks off at 13:00 UTC, Rayo Vallecano v Celta Vigo at 15:15, Real Betis v Málaga at 17:30 and Barcelona v Alavés at 20:00. On Sunday 1 November Getafe v Sevilla is at 13:00 UTC, Racing Santander v Real Madrid at 15:15, Elche v Valencia at 17:30 and Athletic Club v Real Sociedad at 20:00, and Deportivo La Coruña v Osasuna closes the round on Monday 2 November at 20:00 UTC. The full round is on the La Liga page.

Sources for the context: Valencia CF, Valencia CF, ESPN, Sky Sports.