BARCELONA (Interstat) — Kylian Mbappe scored twice, including the late winner, and Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Sunday. The match moved Madrid ahead in the 41st minute, saw Barcelona equalize after the break and was decided in the 87th minute when Mbappe struck again. Real Madrid improved its season record in this competition to 7 wins and 2 losses, while Barcelona fell to 2 wins and 1 loss.

Madrid took the lead when Mbappe scored in the 41st minute. Barcelona made a substitution in the 30th minute involving Espart X., but the home side went into halftime behind. Tchouameni A. was booked for Madrid in the 46th minute as the match grew more physical after the restart.

Barcelona drew level in the 61st minute when Raphinha scored. Pedri supplied the assist, and the goal brought the home side back into the match. Madrid made a substitution in the 62nd minute involving Valverde F. Barcelona made further substitutions in the 74th minute involving Fermin, in the 85th minute involving Gordon A. and in the 86th minute involving Raphinha. Gordon A. was booked in the 84th minute before the substitutions in the 85th and 86th minutes.

Madrid regained the lead in the 87th minute when Mbappe scored his second goal of the match. The goal came late in regulation and forced Barcelona to chase the game in the closing minutes. Eduardo Camavinga recorded an assist in a 10-minute appearance for Madrid, while Pedri finished with an assist for Barcelona. Mbappe’s yellow card in the 90+4 minute was part of a busy closing sequence.

The late disciplinary stretch included a yellow card for Cucurella M. in the 90+2 minute, a booking for Mbappe in the 90+4 minute and yellow cards for Balde A. and Adeyemi K. in the 90+6 minute. Madrid also made substitutions in the 90+4 minute involving Diomande Y. and Guler A. Madrid made a substitution in the 80th minute involving Silva B. Barcelona could not find a second equalizer before the final whistle.

The match had eight substitutions and six yellow cards, with four of the bookings coming in stoppage time. Barcelona’s late changes could not produce an equalizer before the final whistle. The result was decided by Mbappe’s second goal in the 87th minute after Barcelona had equalized through Raphinha in the 61st minute. Madrid protected its lead in the closing minutes, and Barcelona could not respond before the final whistle.

The result gave Madrid its seventh win in this competition and its ninth win across all competitions. Barcelona has two wins in this competition and three wins across all competitions. Madrid entered with recent results that included a 4-1 win over RB Leipzig, a 4-1 win over Sevilla, a 4-3 win at AS Roma, a 1-0 win over Villarreal, a 2-1 loss at Club Atletico de Madrid, a 4-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, a 1-0 loss at Betis, a 4-0 win over Malaga, a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad and a 2-1 win at Espanyol. Barcelona had beaten Betis 5-2, beaten Galatasaray 4-1 and beaten Getafe 3-0, but had lost 4-2 at PSG.

Madrid’s upcoming schedule includes matches against Real Racing, Valencia, Celta, Alaves, Athletic, Osasuna, Dep. A Coruna, Getafe, Levante and Malaga.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Real Madrid 2, Barcelona 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Barcelona with a 67.5 percent probability to win. Barcelona had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.25. The total score of 3 went over the over/under line of 4.5.