All hail Jude Bellingham, the King of El Clasico! Winners and losers as Real Madrid's new icon grows his legend - but Barcelona should feel let down by La Liga after Lamine Yamal 'ghost goal'

Will Bellingham ever tire of this fixture? Probably not, but he'll have to go some way to match the impact he's had on his opening taste of the Clasico rivalry. He has now produced the crucial moments in two of the three games between Madrid and Barca this season, and was instrumental in the third.

Back in October, Bellingham turned the game on its head single-handedly, scoring twice in the second half - including once in stoppage-time - to secure a 2-1 win at the Olympic Stadium. He showed up in the Spanish Super Cup final, too, assisting Vinicius' effort as Los Blancos ran riot in Saudi Arabia.

And now on Sunday, he provided another match-winner, rifling an effort into the roof of the net with his only clear goal-scoring opportunity of the match for what was a deserved finish to another impressive performance.

The Englishman has been subject to mild criticism in recent weeks after his goals dried up, and at one point, it seemed he could easily surpass 30 in all competitions in 2023-24. Sunday's strike was his 21st of the campaign, which may seem like something of a let down given his early season pace, but that would be harsh in the grander scheme of things.

This is a 20-year-old making the world's biggest fixture his own; what more could Real Madrid ask for?

How unlucky can De Jong get? The Dutch midfielder finally looked settled in the Barca line up last season, and everything seemed geared towards his continued development - if not pending superstardom - this campaign. But he's been robbed of what should have been his best season yet by a series of injuries.

It started in August, when he suffered a high ankle sprain - one that he reaggravated a few months later. On Sunday, meanwhile, he picked up another injury, which also resulted from a blow to his lower leg - and saw him stretchered off the pitch.

It's unfortunate for the De Jong, not least because he has been a crucial part of Barca's midfield when fit. There are problems all over the pitch that Xavi has had to solve, but De Jong's 'pausa' in the middle of the park always gives them a chance. Without him, they're simply not the same. Factor in that this latest blow comes so close to Euro 2024, and De Jong, who was understandably distraught upon his substitution, just can't catch a break.

Perhaps not the Clasico hero that many were expecting, but Vazquez turned out to be the man Madrid needed to keep them on the track to success. Defensively, the Spain international kept Raphinha quiet, leaving the in-form Brazilian to feed off scraps for long stretches, but he was even better going the other way.

His marauding run down the right-wing led to Madrid's first equaliser, as he breezed past Joao Cancelo and cleverly embraced contact from Cubarsi to win the penalty that Vinicius converted. Later on, he scored Los Blancos' second, tucking home an awkward bouncing cross from the opposite wing. And although Bellingham will rightfully claim the plaudits for the winner, it was Vazquez's angled delivery that fell kindly to the feet of the Englishman in the 91st minute.

Bellingham labelled the full-back a "f*cking legend" on X post-match, and while Dani Carvajal remains Madrid's first-choice right-back, Vazquez's longevity and ability to pop up in crucial moments means many Madridistas will agree with their midfielder's assessment of the 32-year-old.

Not a great evening for the Spanish top-flight. First, the league's lack of goal-line technology threw jeopardy into what should have been an easy clarification when Yamal's near-post flick potentially crossed the line. It remains unclear as to whether the ball did indeed go all the way into the goal, but it will undoubtedly become a talking point when the league really should jut invest in the technology.

It all led to an embarrassing tweet from La Liga president Javier Tebas who defended his stance by pointing to rare instances when the technology hasn't worked elsewhere. Such an incident happening in the league's most high-profile fixture, though, threatens to deepen a crisis that really shouldn't exist.

And then, there is the question of the title race. It was probably over before Sunday, in all honesty, as Madrid's eight-point lead seemed secure, while an inconsistent Barca couldn't be trusted to win out. But this result ended it for good, meaning fans will have to look elsewhere for excitement during the final six rounds of fixtures.

All Clasico wins are good, but this one might prove to be vital for Ancelotti - and not only because it likely tied up the Spanish title. Madrid have other things to focus on this season, not least their pursuit of a 15th European Cup, and a win here to all-but seal the league allows Ancelotti to look forward.

Madrid face Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on April 30, with the second leg eight days later, and will need to be at full tilt when they take on Thomas Tuchel's side. Ancelotti can now ensure that is the case, as he will undoubtedly rotate his key players so they can perform at full capacity in Europe, knowing that the chances of them being caught in La Liga are almost non-existant.

Tuchel, admittedly, is in a similar position, albeit under different circumstances. His Bayern side will almost-certainly finish second in the Bundesliga with their own title race already decided in Bayer Leverkusen's favour. However, that potential advantage that the German giants had has now been lost thanks to Bellingham's last-gasp winner.

In the space of five days, everything went wrong. At the start of the week, there was still some hope of a happy ending for Xavi at Barca. The Blaugrana held a one-goal aggregate lead in the Champions League over Paris Saint-Germain, and were still within striking distance in La Liga. Had they grabbed two positive results - one on Tuesday evening and a second here - then Xavi could have been looking at a dream finish to his time in charge. Instead, the final weeks of the campaign will likely feel rather limp in Catalunya.

Xavi can turn to a number of places for blame (and he will undoubtedly do so), but there is no doubt that on Sunday his big-game players let him down. Cancelo had one of his worst performances in a Barca shirt, as a combination of poor marking and miserable man-to-man defending played their part in all three Madrid goals. Robert Lewandowski, too, should shoulder some blame as he endured a miserable evening in which he didn't put a single shot on target - and was rightfully replaced after 64 minutes.

Ilkay Gundogan, Pedri and Raphinha, too, failed to make a lasting impact, and so if this was indeed Xavi's final Clasico, then it's a poor one to end on.