Safe to say this was a match of two halves. In complete contrast to an exciting first-half, the second 45 was drab, barring the last few minutes.
Among the notable events in the second-half were Mbappe having his penalty saved by Szczesny and Pedri’s second yellow in stoppage time. Words were exchanged by both camps after Pedri’s sending off, which led to a tussle involving players and staff members.
For now, Madrid has the bragging right, and this win takes it to 27 points — a five-point lead over arch-rival Barcelona, which stays second.