La Liga: Real Madrid win over Mallorca, extend Barca's title wait
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- MADRID — FC Barcelona will have to wait until at least Thursday night to
confirm this season's La Liga title after a goal from Real Madrid youngster
Jacobo Ramon gave his side a 2-1 win at home to Mallorca on Wednesday night.
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- The B-team player scored with a flick over Mallorca
goalkeeper Leo Roman in virtually the last second of a game that looked to be
heading for a draw that would have made Barcelona champions before its game at
Espanyol on Thursday.
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- Mallorca took the lead against an injury-hit Madrid side
when Martin Valjent opened the scoring in the 11th minute.
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- Endrick, Jude Bellingham and Mbappe all saw efforts saved
by Roman, who was Mallorca's best player with 11 saves on the night.
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- Mbappe finally hit the back of the net midway through the
second half, and Madrid kept up the pressure until Ramon's goal that keeps the
title race alive for at least 24 hours.
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- Villarreal moved level on points with fourth-placed
Athletic Bilbao with an impressive win at home to Leganes.
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- Ayoze Perez scored on 22 and 30 minutes to give
Villarreal a comfortable lead, with Nicolas Pepe making it 3-0 on the stroke of
half-time.
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- The result means Leganes is staring relegation in the face
after Alaves won 1-0 at home to Valencia.
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- A 79th-minute penalty from Joan Jordan after Valencia
goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was harshly judged to have fouled Santiago
Mourino decided the match, and leaves Alaves four points above Leganes with two
games remaining.
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- Leganes has to win its two remaining matches against
Valladolid and Las Palmas, and hope Alaves fails to take two points from its
matches against Valladolid and Osasuna.
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- Wednesday's results mean Las Palmas is mathematically
relegated after Tuesday's 1-0 defeat to Sevilla, which is now safe from the
drop.
