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Barcelona fall to Real Madrid in Clasico but set new match revenue record
October 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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13 reports · 11 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 4 hours
Barcelona lost 1-2 to Real Madrid at Camp Nou, its first league defeat this season, while reporting record revenue from the match.
- Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 at Camp Nou, handing Barcelona its first La Liga defeat of the season.
- Barcelona reported match revenue of 19,105,768 euros, breaking its Clasico record of 16,465,731 euros set in May.
- The record came despite lower attendance of 60,055, driven by average ticket prices of 984 euros and 350% higher hospitality revenue.
- The Camp Nou store exceeded 800,000 euros in sales, and rapper Tyler the Creator's merchandise set a Spotify partnership record.
- Kylian Mbappé scored twice, reaching 100 goals for Real Madrid and ending Barcelona's nine-game La Liga winning streak.
- José Mourinho became only the third Real Madrid coach to go six consecutive Clásicos unbeaten, with four wins and two draws.
- Andriy Lunin became the first goalkeeper in 124 years of Clásico history to win at least four of his first five matches against Barcelona.
- Marca attributed Barcelona's defeat to fatal defensive errors, a loss of midfield control, and slow attacking build-up.
- Barcelona remain top of La Liga on 27 points, ahead of Atletico Madrid (25) and Real Madrid (24).
- Barcelona confirmed defender Xavi Espart suffered a right-ankle syndesmosis injury in the 29th minute and will be sidelined for around seven weeks.
- Mourinho said the VAR official was 'sleeping' for not sending off João Cancelo, a protest former referee Bruno Paixão rejected.
- Frenkie de Jong, a 74th-minute substitute, said Real Madrid's fast forwards exploited Barcelona's errors in the defeat.












