Arsene Wenger questioned Barcelona’s ‘maturity’ levels after the side’s 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid, labelling a fiery Clasico ‘men against boys’.

Jude Bellingham assisted Kylian Mbappe with an exquisite through ball before directing home what proved to be the winner to ensure Madrid moved five points clear at the top of La Liga.

Fermin Lopez had looked to have dragged Barcelona back into the contest in the 38th minute, only for Bellingham to score on the stroke of half-time to restore Madrid’s lead and send the Bernabeu crowd into a frenzy.

The hosts had a golden opportunity to increase their advantage at the start of the second half after Eric Garcia handled the ball inside the box, but Wojciech Szczesny produced a fine stop to deny Mbappe from 12 yards.

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