US EditionMuriqi Strikes Late as Mallorca Stun Real Madrid
Muriqi scored his 18th league goal as Mallorca moved two points clear of the relegation zone and left Real Madrid four points behind Barcelona.
- On Saturday, Vedat Muriqi secured a surprise 2-1 La Liga victory for Mallorca over Real Madrid, dealing a significant blow to Los Blancos' Spanish title race.
- Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa saw his team struggle offensively, as Eduardo Camavinga and Mbappe failed to convert key chances before the decisive moments.
- Scoring his 18th league goal of the campaign in the 91st minute, Muriqi clinched the win, helping Mallorca climb to 17th place in the league table.
- The defeat leaves second-place Real Madrid four points behind league leader Barcelona, who plays Atletico Madrid later on Saturday, intensifying the Spanish title race.
- Despite Eder Militao's return from injury and goal, Arbeloa's squad faces pressure to recover form after also utilizing substitutes Vinicius and Jude Bellingham in the loss.
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Real Madrid seem to have lost the title in Palma without offering good football, while the credit also goes to the organized Mallorca team, which managed to seal the victory with a decisive goal from Vedat Muriqi (2-1). Mbappe was Real Madrid's only attacking hope, but he could not change the course of the match, while his rival for the Pichichi, Muriqi, was the one who found the net. Mallorca, which seemed to be letting victory slip away from t…
Vedat Muriqi, a Kosovar striker from Mallorca and author of the team's victory with whom he defeated Real Madrid, was the great protagonist of the game.After his very important goal that he scored the final 2-1, the footballer broke to cry.At the end of the game, the Kosovar explained to the media his reaction: "I have been two weeks, although I look very ugly and hard, I am also human and sometimes emotions and nerves leave me," he said in Movi…
Vedat Muriqi is a 31-year-old Kosovar footballer, the star of Mallorca, who has spent an aciatic season. This Saturday, at last, the fortune smiled at him: a goal of his pulled the Balearic team out of the area of descent and fell to Real Madrid, to which he distanced a little more from the League. He could not be more expressive the striker at the conclusion of the game, when he broke to cry.
Soccer-Relegation-threatened Mallorca dent Real's title hopes with 2-1 LaLiga win
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain, April 4 (Reuters) - Mallorca dealt a major blow to Real Madrid's title aspirations as Vedat Muriqi scored an added-time winner to secure a 2-1 win for the hosts, leaving Real four points behind LaLiga leaders Barcelona who play Atletico Madrid later on Saturday.
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