Here was that potentially match-defining moment, and it had gone in Real Madrid's favour. Barcelona's Clasico supremacy was confirmed on Saturday, winning the Copa del Rey and pushing rivals Real Madrid to the brink of a trophyless season. There is a belief streaming through this Barça team, who have lost just once in 2025, and you felt it among the fans in Seville, too. Off the bench, Mbappé changes the gameWalking into La Cartuja pre-match, just off the Madrid team bus, Kylian Mbappe looked anything but happy. Real Madrid's starting XI had already been announced, and Mbappé wasn't in it, judged not to have recovered from a sprained ankle suffered 10 days ago.