Madrid
\nReal Madrid may have stolen a last-minute 2-1 win over Mallorca at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u on Wednesday, but the result does little to change the inevitable \u2013 Barcelona are still firmly in control of the La Liga title race.
\nWith just two matches remaining, Madrid trail Barcelona by four points.
\nThe Catalans, who have three games left, need just one more win to mathematically seal the title. If Bar\u00e7a beat Espanyol on Thursday night, the race is over \u2013 no remontada this time.
\nJacobo Ram\u00f3n, a 20-year-old centre-back, scored the winner in the 95th minute, moments after Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 had levelled the game in the 68th.
\nMallorca had earlier gone ahead through Martin Valjent, and Madrid looked lethargic and disjointed for much of the match \u2013 a recurring theme this season.
\nCarlo Ancelotti\u2019s final weeks in charge have been clouded by injuries, tactical confusion, and a squad seemingly going through the motions.
\nMadrid\u2019s late win brought short-lived joy to a half-full Bernab\u00e9u, but it\u2019s been a shambolic campaign by their own lofty standards.
\nWith Ancelotti set to depart and Xabi Alonso expected to take over, Real Madrid now face the task of rebuilding a squad that\u2019s lacked identity and consistency all season.
\nFor now, their fate rests in Barcelona\u2019s hands and that hand is firmly clutching the trophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Madrid Real Madrid may have stolen a last-minute 2-1 win over Mallorca at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u on Wednesday, but the result does little to change the inevitable \u2013 Barcelona are still firmly in control of the La Liga title race. With just two matches remaining, Madrid trail Barcelona by four points. The Catalans, who have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":478863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-478832","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n