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La Liga: Yamal breaks 77-year El Clasico record vs Real Madrid

Barcelona ended Real Madrid’s 42-game unbeaten La Liga run and opening a six-point lead at the top of the table on Saturday’s El Clasico.

After a tense first half, where Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe had a goal disallowed for offside, Barcelona surged in the second half scoring four goals.

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 56th minute with a precise strike from outside the box, then headed in another goal just two minutes later from Alejandro Balde’s cross.

Seventeen-year-old Lamine Yamal added to the tally in the 77th minute, becoming the youngest goalscorer in El Clasico history at 17 years and 105 days.

La Liga: Yamal breaks 77-year El Clasico record vs Real Madrid
Lewandowski and Yamal celebrating during the El Clasico clash- Getty image

He broke Alfonso Navarro’s 1947 record.

Raphinha closed the scoring with a lobbed finish after a pass from Inigo Martinez, securing a historic win for Hansi Flick in his first El Clasico as Barcelona’s manager.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, also missed the chance to equal Barcelona’s 43-match unbeaten record in La Liga and become the first to guide Real to three consecutive El Clasico home wins since 1991.

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