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Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou in El Clásico, handing Barcelona its first league defeat of the season. Kylian Mbappé scored both Real goals, while Raphinha scored for Barcelona.
Frenkie de Jong returned for Barcelona in the second half after a knee injury.
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Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu in La Liga. Arda Güler opened the scoring, Kylian Mbappé made it 2-0 after a solo run and added a Panenka penalty after half-time. Manu Bueno scored for Sevilla before Yan Diomande restored Madrid’s three-goal lead. The result moved Real Madrid above Real Betis into third place. Mbappé was substituted late on, while Eder Militão made his first appearance since late April.
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Barcelona was reported to have made a strong start to the La Liga season under coach Hansi Flick, taking the maximum 27 points from nine matches and scoring 39 goals. Former Barcelona attacker Ronald de Boer said the team had more attacking options and a broader selection than last season, including new attackers Karim Adeyemi and Anthony Gordon, while its high pressing had been added to the club’s traditional possession-based style. The improved performances were reported alongside increased spending, said to be about €170 million, despite the club’s substantial debt. Barcelona was also investing heavily in the expansion of Camp Nou and had recently promised a €500 million loan for the project. De Boer attributed part of the team’s greater stability to midfielder Rodri and said Frenkie de Jong, who was injured, could strengthen the defence or midfield when he returned.
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Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes in Paris in the Champions League. The result was Barcelona’s first defeat of the season. Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz scored late goals for PSG, according to a single report. PSG lost Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to injuries during the match, while Barcelona’s Dani Olmo also went off injured. A single report said the match went ahead amid a curfew in parts of Paris that had been imposed after unrest the previous week.
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Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Barcelona 4-2 in Paris in the Champions League. One report said it was Barcelona’s first defeat of the season. A single report said FC Barcelona lodged an official complaint with UEFA during half-time over a banner displayed by PSG supporters, which it described as controversial.