Barca edge Real, on verge of Liga title

Barcelona mounted a spectacular comeback to beat Real Madrid 4-3 on Sunday and move to the brink of the La Liga title.

- Agence France-Presse

BARCELONA: Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick for Los Blancos but Raphinha's double and goals from Lamine Yamal, Eric Garcia, and Fermín López gave Barcelona a seven-point lead on reigning champions Madrid with three matches remaining.

Hansi Flick's side were knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-finals by Inter Milan on Tuesday and risked their season collapsing if they were beaten by Madrid, but they resisted after Mbappé's early brace. Barcelona battled back to claim a fourth Clásico victory from four meetings this season, showing their dominance over Carlo Ancelotti's side.

Real Madrid had made the perfect start to what is expected to be the Italian coach's final Clásico at the helm. Mbappé earned a penalty when he was scythed down by Barcelona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, although the Catalans complained in vain the French forward was offside in the build-up.