Real Madrid seized a last 2-1 victory against Real Mallorca on Wednesday to delay the celebrations of the title of Barcelona. Los Blancheos cut off the Catalan giants at four points before Barcelona’s visit to the neighbors of Espanyol on Thursday, where they can conclude the title with a victory. Taking a large part of the match after Martin Valjent’s opening in the 11th minute, two goals in the second half for Madrid assured that their arc rivals had not yet affirmed their 28th title La Liga. Madrid had to win to refuse the equalizer of Kylian and Kylian Mbappe and the 95th minute strike of Jacobo Ramon allowed them to do that exactly.
On Sunday, the defeat of Los Blancos by Barcelona in the Clasico left the Catalans by the title, but the side of Carlo Ancelotti showed a spirit of combat in the last stages against Mallorca.
Madrid coach Ancelotti leaves to take charge of the Brazilian national team at the end of a disappointing season in the Spanish capital, and there are two games in his post.
The Madrid Italian team, riddled with injury problems, was without Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo goes, among other stars, while Mallorca visited the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Madrid’s 18 -year -old Endrick striker, which Encelotti could call for Brazil in the future, got closer very early, but Leo Roman overthrew his efforts.
Mallorca took an early advance when Valjent received the ball to the right of the box in an ocean of space.
The defender took his shot early and beat the Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, making his 200e appearance at La Liga.
Roman made a beautiful backup to thwart England Jude Bellingham while Madrid pushed to an equalizer.
The cork, which also excelled for Mallorca in a recent narrow defeat in Barcelona, denied Mbappe then Fede Valverde before the break.
Finally, Mbappe found a breakthrough for Madrid after 68 minutes, with a superb game of legs to escape three major players trying to close it, and he exceeded Romanesque.
It was Mbappe’s 40th objective of a personal productive season, although his team could end it without a major trophy and have been beaten four times by Barcelona in all competitions.
Mateu Morey should have put the Mallorca back forward almost instantly after a Jacobo error, but Courtois refused him on a head.
Roman produced another beautiful backup of Arda Guller’s road before Valjent directs Mbappe’s efforts outside the line and security with the goalkeeper out of position.
It seemed that despite Madrid’s efforts, they were not going to find a winner, but the 20 -year -old defender Jacobo lifted a drop in the head of the novel while the defense of Mallorca hesitated.
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