El Clasico delivered another tense edition on Sunday when Real Madrid rode a strong first half to a 2-1 win over heated rivals Barcelona.

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Real had a penalty taken away by VAR and a goal ruled offside as well, and that led to a one-goal difference at the break.

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Barca were much better in the second half but could not find an equalizer, failing to take advantage of a Kylian Mbappe penalty saved by Wojciech Szczesny.

Who starred and who slumped in El Clasico? Read on....

Real Madrid vs Barcelona player ratings

Thibaut Courtois: 6.5 — Didn’t have a ton to do besides sweep up hopeful Barca passes into his area, which he did well enough.

Fede Valverde (Off 72'): 7

Eder Militao: 8 — A st

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