Top 10 Players From Star-studded El Clasico: Surprise Hero Headlines

The first El Clásico of nan 2025–26 play delivered reddish cards, heated confrontations and standout performances arsenic Real Madrid and Barcelona fought successful nan biggest rivalry successful Spanish football.

Real Madrid handed Barcelona just their 2nd convention conclusion this season, securing a 2–1 victory astatine nan Santiago Bernabéu acknowledgment to goals from Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham. Xabi Alonso’s men now beryllium 5 points clear of their arch rivals successful nan La Liga standings.

Although nan defending Spanish champions could not widen their Clásico winning streak, they still had noteworthy performances from immoderate unsuspecting heroes, nary of which were Lamine Yamal.

Here are FotMob’s 10 highest-rated players from Sunday’s heated El Clásico.

Fermín López bagged Barcelona’s lone extremity against Real Madrid. / David Ramos/Getty Images

Federico Valverde and Fermín López footwear disconnected El Clásico’s apical performers. Each subordinate earned a 7.3 standing for their very different roles connected nan pitch.

Stuck playing arsenic an emergency fullback, Valverde put together an admirable effort to fastener down nan correct flank for Los Blancos. The Uruguayan did good to stifle overmuch of Marcus Rashford’s advances, and did truthful each while suffering from illness.

One subordinate Real Madrid grounded to incorporate was López. Not only did nan 22-year-old container nan lone extremity for nan defending Spanish champions, but he besides registered 4 shots connected target, much than Yamal, Ferran Torres and Rashford combined.

7. Dean Huijsen, Marcus Rashford: 7.4

Marcus Rashford shined for Barcelona. / Angel Martinez/Getty Images

Both Dean Huijsen and Rashford earned a 7.4 for their efforts successful nan biggest lucifer successful Spanish football. The 2 players roseate to nan juncture of their Clásico debuts.

Huijsen, who had conscionable returned from injury, showed poise acold beyond his years successful defense. The halfway backmost outclassed Barcelona’s onslaught connected much than 1 occasion, nary bigger than his extremity statement clearance to support Real Madrid’s lead.

Rashford, meanwhile, was 1 of nan lone agleam spots for Barcelona, for illustration truthful galore different times this season. The England world group up nan Catalans’ lone extremity and created nan astir chances for his side.

Eduardo Camavinga earned a spot successful Alonso’s XI. / Angel Martinez/Getty Images

Eduardo Camavinga sewage a somewhat astonishment motion connected Sunday and repaid his head pinch a capacity worthy of a 7.5 rating. The midfielder, who featured connected nan correct helping successful spurts against Barcelona, showed nary signs of nan wounded that kept him disconnected nan transportation for astir 5 months.

The activity complaint of nan Frenchman deserves recognition. When Real Madrid needed personification to way backmost connected defense, it was Camavinga. When Real Madrid needed a last-ditch tackle successful nan midfield, it was Camavinga.

The 22-year-old moreover sewage nan chance to impressment pinch his dribbling expertise and value work successful nan last third.

5. Kylian Mbappé: 7.7

Kylian Mbappé torched Barcelona’s defense. / Mateo Villalba/Getty Images

Mbappé comes successful astatine fifth, boasting a 7.7 standing for his 5th Clásico. The Frenchman technically scored 3 goals astatine nan Santiago Bernabéu, but only 1 counted.

Still, Mbappé was nan astir vulnerable attacker connected nan transportation for either side; nan France world utilized his velocity to carve nan Catalans’ defense, making tally aft tally to drawback Barcelona out. In fact, nan superstar striker created nan astir chances successful nan match.

A higher standing apt would person gone to Mbappé had he converted from nan punishment spot successful nan 52nd minute. A 3rd extremity would person put nan crippled distant for nan hosts, but nan 26-year-old was disconnected nan people for nan first squad this season.

Aurélien Tchouaméni (left) continues to person a stellar play nether Alonso. / Maria Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates/Getty Images

When it comes to Real Madrid’s unsung heroes, Aurélien Tchouaméni leads nan way. The France world received a 7.8 standing for his contributions successful nan first Clásico of nan season.

Tchouaméni hardly put a ft incorrect each afternoon, travel retired connected apical successful nan conflict against Frenkie de Jong and Pedri successful nan midfield. The 25-year-old was arsenic ascendant connected nan crushed arsenic immoderate defender connected nan pitch, winning duel aft duel to either regain possession for his broadside aliases stifle a Barcelona onslaught earlier it reached his backline.

Plus, Tchouaméni moreover drew nan foul that led to Pedri’s sending disconnected successful second-half stoppage time, efficaciously ending nan crippled for nan Catalans.

3. Éder Militão: 8.0

Éder Militão (left) kept Barcelona quiet successful El Clásico. / Oscar Del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images

One of only 3 players to people an 8.0 aliases higher rating, Éder Militão put successful a objective capacity successful his first El Clásico since returning from his 2nd ACL injury. The Brazil world had nan astir tackles successful nan lucifer and mislaid conscionable 2 of his 9 duels successful some nan aerial and connected nan ground.

Every clip Real Madrid needed protect intervention, Militão came to nan rescue. The halfway backmost all-but stifled Torres, who ended his time pinch conscionable 26 touches successful 74 minutes connected nan pitch.

Along pinch his prowess wrong his ain half, Militão besides group up Bellingham’s victor to unafraid each 3 points for Alonso’s men.

Jude Bellingham bagged nan victor for Real Madrid. / Oscar Del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images

Bellingham was nan champion subordinate successful achromatic connected Sunday afternoon, notching a 8.3 rating. The midfielder group up Mbappé’s extremity and past scored nan winner for Real Madrid successful a dazzling capacity successful beforehand of a location crowd.

Not only was Bellingham progressive successful some of Los Blancos’ goals against Barcelona, but nan England world besides won his broadside a punishment conscionable minutes into nan 2nd half. The 22-year-old was nan champion playmaker connected nan transportation and his superb work was nan cardinal to exploiting Barcelona’s precocious line.

Now afloat recovered from nan enarthrosis wounded that plagued him for years, Bellingham looks much vulnerable than ever.

1. Wojciech Szczęsny: 9.0

Wojciech Szczęsny stood gangly for Barcelona successful El Clásico. / Angel Martinez/Getty Images

FotMob’s standout El Clásico performer was Wojciech Szczęsny, who earned a 9.0 standing for his efforts betwixt nan posts astatine nan Santiago Bernabéu. The goalkeeper faced 23 full shots from Real Madrid and made 9 saves.

Szczęsny’s champion and astir important prevention of nan all-important conflict came against Mbappé successful nan 52nd minute. The Frenchman, who has been cleanable from nan spot this season, stepped up to return a arguable punishment footwear awarded to Los Blancos, but he saw his effort stopped by nan diving Pole.

Barcelona’s shot-stopper besides provided value work retired nan back, misplacing conscionable 2 passes and uncovering his intended target pinch half of his agelong balls crossed his 90 minutes connected nan pitch. Had
Szczęsny not delivered specified a heroic performance, it is wholly imaginable that Real Madrid would person won by a overmuch larger margin.

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