Vinicius Double Delays Barca Title as Real Madrid Down Espanyol
Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid kept Barcelona from clinching the La Liga title and cut the gap to 11 points.
- On Sunday, Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0, with Vinicius Junior scoring twice in the second half to delay Barcelona's chance to clinch their 29th league title this weekend.
- Barcelona had hoped to clinch the title following their 2-1 victory over Osasuna on Saturday, which opened a 14-point lead entering Sunday's matches before Manager Alvaro Arbeloa's side trimmed the gap to 11 points.
- Vinicius broke the deadlock in the 55th minute with a fake move past defenders, then added a second in the 66th after England international Jude Bellingham's back-heel setup, with Arbeloa praising him as a 'total threat.'
- Barcelona will host Real Madrid next weekend at Camp Nou in a Clasico clash, where they will have another opportunity to clinch the league title with only a result needed to guarantee back-to-back titles.
- Sunday's result extended Espanyol's winless streak to 17 league matches this year, leaving the team in 13th place and five points above the relegation zone as they fight for top-flight survival.
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Vinicius double delays Barca title
Vinicius Junior struck twice for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Espanyol on Sunday to make La Liga leaders Barcelona wait to be crowned Spanish champions. The Catalans would have completed their title defence if Madrid dropped points at Espanyol, but Alvaro Arbeloa's side trimmed the gap on Barca to 11 points, with four matches remaining. Barcelona's next chance to claim their 29th league title comes in a week's time, when they host Real Madrid i…
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Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid won 2-0 away to Espanyol, delaying FC Barcelona's La Liga title celebrations. Madrid remains 11 points behind Barcelona with 12 points still to play for, meaning a draw for Barcelona at Camp Nou next week would secure a second title in two seasons ⚽ La Liga 2025-26: Vinicius Jr Silences Espanyol as Real Madrid Force Title Race into Upcoming El Clasico.
In the Spanish top flight, Real Madrid defeated Espanyol 2-0 away and kept their title hopes alive.
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