Kylian Mbappé scored twice in the 41st and 87th minutes to lead Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Barcelona at the Barcelona stadium on Sunday 25 October 2026 in La Liga. The brace took Mbappé’s tally to 11 goals, placing him second in the league’s scoring charts.
What does this brace mean in the race for the Golden Boot?
Mbappé was not far from the top before this match, but his brace reduced the gap to leader Raphinha to just two goals. Raphinha, in turn, scored Barcelona’s only goal in the 61st minute to strengthen his position at the top with 13 goals.
The irony is that both forwards scored in the same match, so the gap between them remained roughly the same: two goals separate Raphinha at the top from Mbappé in second.
La Liga top scorers after this match
- Raphinha (Barcelona) — 13 goals
- Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) — 11 goals
- Ante Budimir (Osasuna) — 8 goals
- Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) — 8 goals
- Yassir Zabiri (Racing Santander) — 8 goals
- Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) — 7 goals
- Fernando Niño (Elche) — 6 goals
- Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) — 6 goals
- Álex Baena (Atlético Madrid) — 5 goals
- Bebé (Deportivo Alavés) — 5 goals
InfoSports stats
- Only two goals separate Raphinha (13) from Mbappé (11) at the top of the standings.
- Three players are tied in third place with 8 goals: Budimir, Yamal and Zabiri.
- Mbappé’s second goal came in the 87th minute, three minutes before the end.
What awaits the forwards?
Barcelona host Deportivo Alavés on Saturday 31 October, while Real Madrid travel to Racing Santander on Sunday 1 November. Both matches could shake up the top scorers’ race, especially as Zabiri, in fifth place, plays for Racing Santander, meaning he will face Real Madrid and Mbappé directly.
