Yamal misses easy chance for Barcelona and is upstaged by Mbappé as Madrid wins clasico

Lamine Yamal dropped to the ground in despair, his hands covering his face.The 19-year-old Barcelona phenom is so used to scoring, and playing so spectacularly well, that he seemed the most awestruck of all the 60,000-plus at Camp Nou when he missed a chance like few others against Real Madrid on Sunday.Yamal’s close-range miss late in the first half summed up a frustrating clasico for Barcelona, which ended in a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Madrid in La Liga.Kylian Mbappé scored twice for Madrid to give Jose Mourinho a victory in his first game at Camp Nou since returning to coach Barcelona’s fiercest rival.Mbappé and Yamal are two of the favorites for the Ballon d’Or award to be announced in London on Monday. While voting for the world’s top player last season ended a month ago, Mbappé upstaged Yamal on the field this time.First goal Madrid had fortune on its side in the 41st minute when Mbappé’s first goal was part chance, part being in the right place.Barcelona defender Gerard Martín