La Liga: Real Madrid win over Mallorca, extend Barca's title wait

IANS May 15, 2025 176 views

Real Madrid extended the La Liga title suspense with a dramatic late victory against Mallorca. A last-second goal by young player Jacobo Ramon prevented Barcelona from clinching the championship immediately. The match was tightly contested, with Mallorca taking an early lead before Madrid equalized through Mbappe. The result keeps the title race open and sets up an exciting final few matches of the season.

"Jacobo Ramon's dramatic goal changes everything" - La Liga Match Commentary
Madrid, May 15: 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.

Key Points

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Real Madrid secures late 2-1 victory against Mallorca

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Jacobo Ramon scores crucial winning goal

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Endrick and Mbappe feature in tense match

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Title race remains undecided

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.

Mallorca took the lead against an injury-hit Madrid side when Martin Valjent opened the scoring in the 11th minute.

Endrick, Jude Bellingham and Mbappe all saw efforts saved by Roman, who was Mallorca's best player with 11 saves on the night.

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.

Villarreal moved level on points with fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao with an impressive win at home to Leganes.

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.

The result means Leganes is staring relegation in the face after Alaves won 1-0 at home to Valencia.

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.

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.

Wednesday's results mean Las Palmas is mathematically relegated after Tuesday's 1-0 defeat to Sevilla, which is now safe from the drop.

Reader Comments

Here are 5 authentic Indian perspective comments for the La Liga article:
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Rahul K.
What a thrilling finish by Real Madrid! As an Indian football fan, I love watching La Liga late nights. That last-second goal from Ramon shows why Spanish football is so exciting. Hope Barca wins tomorrow though - Messi may be gone but my heart still supports them! 🇮🇳⚽
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Priya M.
Leo Roman was absolutely brilliant for Mallorca! 11 saves is no joke. Indian goalkeepers should watch his technique. Our ISL keepers could learn a thing or two about positioning from him. Shame his heroics were wasted in the end.
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Arjun S.
As a neutral Indian fan, I just want good football! But seriously, why does La Liga get so little coverage here compared to EPL? The quality is just as good. Star Sports should show more matches at reasonable India times, not just midnight games.
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Sunita R.
Mbappe finally scoring is good news for Real Madrid fans in India! But honestly, the real story is Villarreal's form. They could still make Champions League - that would be amazing for a club of their size. Indian clubs should learn from their scouting and youth development.
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Vikram J.
That penalty decision against Valencia looked very soft to me. VAR is supposed to help but sometimes creates more controversy. Same thing happens in ISL matches - referees need better training worldwide. Otherwise football becomes about who gets the lucky calls.

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