Mourinho says 2-1 win over Barça reopens title race
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africatopsports
José Mourinho says Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over FC Barcelona has reopened the La Liga title race, after Kylian Mbappé scored twice at Camp Nou. Real, third with 24 points, are now three points behind leaders Barça, according to the coach’s post-match remarks.
After Real Madrid’s 2-1 La Liga win over FC Barcelona, the club’s coach, José Mourinho, says the title race is back on. Real cut the gap to Barça to three points, he said at a post-match press conference, according to Africatopsports.
FC Barcelona remain top with 27 points, while Real Madrid have 24 and are third, one point behind Atlético de Madrid. Mourinho stressed that his side still have to play Barça at the Santiago Bernabéu. Real won at Camp Nou thanks to a brace from Kylian Mbappé, while Raphinha scored for the Catalans.
The victory followed Kylian Mbappé’s brace in the Clásico, after he opened the scoring against Barça, in two reports published on 25 October 2026. Real had also beaten Barcelona 2-1 in the match, according to an article published on the same day.
