Barcelona vs. Real Madrid lives up to billing with six goals in first half

Barcelona and Real Madrid never fail to entertain, and with the LaLiga title still on the line, Sunday's El Clásico at Barcelona's Olympic Stadium (stream LIVE on ESPN+) was a stunner with SIX goals in the first half alone!

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First Kylian Mbappé scored a penalty.

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Real Madrid strikes early on Kylian Mbappé's goal from the spot

Then he got a second goal.

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Kylian Mbappé grabs his brace to double Real Madrid's lead

But Eric Garcia struck back.

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Eric García's header trims Barcelona's deficit

Before Lamine Yamal levelled the score, with his 16th goal of the season, and Raphinha then put Barcelona ahead.

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Barca take lead with 2 goals in less than 2 minutes

Soon after, Madrid had a penalty ruled out via VAR, before Raphinha netted again after a terrible mistake from Lucas Vazquez to make it 4-2. And even rapper Travis Scott was impressed!

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Travis Scott ecstatic after Raphinha's second goal of the half

Incredibly, at the start of the second half, there were 25 minutes without a goal. But Mbappé netted his hat trick on 70 minutes to make it 4-3.

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Kylian Mbappé completes his hat trick to give Real Madrid life

And there was even time for Fermín López's 95th-minute effort to be ruled out by VAR.

Phew! What a game!