Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Highlights: Real Madrid hold off Barcelona 3-1 in the season’s first El Clasico.

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Highlights: Ferran Torres went on to score late in the game to spark a Barca comeback, but Roodrygo converted a penalty kick to seal the victory for the reigning champions.Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 12th minute, able to convert a rebound after Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved from Vinicius Junior. Fede Valverde, later named man of the match, scored their second, establishing their dominance.Fede Valverde, later named man of the match, scored their second, establishing their dominance. Barcelona, on the other hand, provided a late surprise, with Ferran Torres getting on the end of a cut back from Ansu Fati left by Robert Lewandowski. Their comeback was snuffed in the following 5 minutes, with Rodrygo achieving a penalty kick in the 1st minute of stoppage time to put the home team up 3-1. Real Madrid currently leads the Spanish leaderboard by three points over Barcelona. Both teams entered the game unbeaten in the league, having won 7 and drawn 1.