barcelona President Joan Laporta mocked Real Madrid’s controversial last-minute penalty in their 2-1 win over 10-man Rayo Vallecano in La Liga at the weekend. Barcelona also emerged victorious, moving one point ahead of Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Vinicius Júnior opened the scoring for the home side inside 15 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday (February 1) and took the lead at half-time. However, Jorge de Frutos restored the tie four minutes into the second period.

Just when it looked like the game was about to end, the referee pointed to the penalty spot after Brahim Diaz went down in the penalty area. In the 100th minute, forward Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty kick. Three minutes later, Rayo Vallecano’s Pep Chavarria still had time to get red as Real kept the pressure on Barca with a late win.

However, according to giants (From GOAL) When asked about Real Madrid’s last-minute penalty kick, Laporta made a swooping gesture and said “dive.” Diaz won a penalty in the first half from substitute Jude Bellingham, who left the game early with a hamstring injury.

The incident prompted the referee to point to the spot and was backed up by VAR as Alvaro Arbeloa’s side made it five wins from five league games and returned to winning ways after losing 4-2 to Benfica in the Champions League in midweek.

How has Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe performed against Barcelona this season?

real Madrid Forward Kylian Mbappe is in the midst of a fantastic season of club football, scoring 37 goals and providing five assists in just 30 games.

This included a solo goal against Barcelona in two games. The former Paris Saint-Germain striker scored in a 2-1 La Liga home win over Barcelona in October but failed to find the net in January’s 2-3 extra-time defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Mbappe He tops La Liga with 22 goals this season, with Alvaro Arbeloa’s side leading Barcelona with 55 goals after 22 games, seven points ahead of second-placed Real Mallorca’s Vedat Muric.

The Frenchman has also scored 13 goals in seven Champions League games, with Real facing Benfica away in the knockout first leg on February 17 before returning in Madrid eight days later. Mbappe’s other two goals this season have come in the Copa del Rey.