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Observer
15-05-2025
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- Observer
Madrid fight back to beat Mallorca
MADRID: Real Madrid's Jacobo Ramon scored a dramatic winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn them a 2-1 La Liga victory over Mallorca on Wednesday that kept Barcelona's title-winning champagne on ice. Barca were seconds away from celebrating the title as a 1-1 draw would have given them an unassailable six-point lead in the standings thanks to a superior head-to-head record. But a mistake by Mallorca's defence, who failed to clear a cross from inside the box, allowed centre back Ramon, making his first league start, to pounce on the ball and fire a volley into the back of the net to keep Real's slim title hopes alive. While Madrid have two games remaining, they are four points behind leaders Barca, who have a game in hand and will claim their 28th La Liga title on Thursday if they beat city rivals Espanyol. Real Madrid's Federico Valverde in action. — Reuters An angled strike from inside the box by defender Martin Valjent in the 11th minute gave Mallorca the lead in a dour match at a half-empty Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Kylian Mbappe levelled with a fine individual effort in the 68th minute for a depleted Real, who were missing 12 players due to injuries. Mallorca weathered a storm as Madrid pushed for a winner, with goalkeeper Leo Roman producing a remarkable performance, frustrating the hosts who dominated proceedings with over 72% of possession, 26 corners in their favour and a stunning 39 scoring attempts against only four by their opponents. Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe in action with RCD Mallorca's Martin Valjent. — Reuters Roman made 11 stops to deny Real, who also wasted several chances throughout the match. "Mallorca are a good team. They scored the goal and then dropped off a bit. We had a lot of chances, their goalkeeper played a great game, but in the end we managed to win," unlikely hero Ramon told Real Madrid TV. "This is inexplicable, I've dreamed about it all my life. This shirt is until the end and there is no better way to score my first goal than like this." — Reuters
IOL News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Real Madrid delay Barca celebrations with late Liga win over Mallorca
Real Madrid snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win over Real Mallorca on Wednesday in La Liga to delay Barcelona's title celebrations. Image: Real Madrid/Facebook Real Madrid snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win over Real Mallorca on Wednesday in La Liga to delay Barcelona's title celebrations. Los Blancos cut the gap on the Catalan giants to four points ahead of Barcelona's visit to neighbours Espanyol on Thursday, where they can wrap up the title with a victory. Trailing for much of the game after Martin Valjent's 11th-minute opener, two second-half goals for Madrid ensured their arch-rivals did not claim their 28th La Liga title just yet. Madrid needed to win to deny Barca and Kylian Mbappe's equaliser and Jacobo Ramon's 95th-minute strike allowed them to do just that. Los Blancos' defeat by Barcelona on Sunday in the Clasico left the Catalans on the brink of the title but Carlo Ancelotti's side showed fighting spirit in the final stages against Mallorca. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ "The team played very well, it fought a lot, played with a lot of intensity and it was a totally deserved victory," said Ancelotti. "We are happy because we want to finish the season well and this game didn't start well but afterwards we did very well in all senses." Madrid coach Ancelotti is departing to take charge of the Brazilian national team at the end of a disappointing season in the Spanish capital, and has two games left in his post. The Italian's Madrid side, riddled with injury problems, were without Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes among other star names as Mallorca visited the Santiago Bernabeu. "Having 12 players injured is very strange, we were able to overcome the absences with a good attitude, individually and as a group," added Ancelotti. The islanders, ninth, are hoping for European football for the first time since 2004 and put up a strong performance. Madrid's 18-year-old striker Endrick, whom Ancelotti may call up for Brazil in the future, came close early on but Leo Roman tipped his effort away. Mallorca took an early lead when Valjent received the ball on the right of the box in an ocean of space. The defender took his shot early and beat Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, making his 200th La Liga appearance. Roman made a fine save to thwart England international Jude Bellingham as Madrid pushed for an equaliser. The stopper, who also excelled for Mallorca in a recent narrow defeat at Barcelona, denied Mbappe and then Fede Valverde before the break. Eventually Mbappe found a breakthrough for Madrid after 68 minutes, with some superb footwork to escape three Mallorca players trying to shut him down, and he drilled past Roman. It was Mbappe's 40th goal of a productive season on a personal level, although his team are set to end it without a major trophy and having been beaten four times by Barcelona across all competitions. Good for the academy Mateu Morey should have put Mallorca back ahead almost instantly after a Jacobo error, but Courtois denied him one-on-one. Roman produced yet another fine save from Arda Guler's drive before Valjent headed Mbappe's effort off the line and to safety with the goalkeeper out of position. It looked like despite Madrid's efforts they were not going to find a winner but 20-year-old defender Jacobo lifted a dropping ball over Roman's head as the Mallorca defence hesitated. Barcelona took 40 shots in their 1-0 win over Mallorca in April and Madrid produced 39. "Leo Roman had a great game," said his opposite number Courtois. "(Jacobo) was confident and in the end he scored that goal... it's very good for the youth academy, there are a lot of kids trying to get through. "When they have to be there, they are, we Madrid fans have to be proud of the academy." AFP
The Advertiser
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Late Madrid goal delays Barcelona's title celebrations
Jacobo Ramon has scored deep into added time as Real Madrid rallied to beat Mallorca 2-1 and delay Barcelona's Spanish League title celebrations. Madrid needed the victory to keep Barcelona from clinching their 28th league title in advance. The Catalan club remain four points ahead and can still lift the trophy with a win at city rivals Espanyol on Thursday. Elsewhere on Wednesday night, there were also home wins for Villarreal and Alaves. Villarreal consolidated fifth with a 3-0 victory over Leganes, who are four points from safety in 18th with just two rounds remaining, while 17th-placed Alaves triumphed 1-0 at mid-table Valencia. In the capital, Mallorca took the lead with a goal by Martin Valjent in the 11th minute and stayed ahead until Kylian Mbappe beat a couple of defenders to equalise in the 68th. Ramon netted the go-ahead goal from inside the area in the 95th to keep Barcelona from winning the La Liga title. Mbappe is still in the race to be the league's leading scorer, arriving at the Santiago Bernabeu with 27 goals, two more than Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski. Barcelona virtually secured the title by coming from behind to beat Madrid 4-3 in Barcelona in the last "clasico" of the season on Sunday. Madrid lost all four matches against Barca this season, being outscored 16-7. It was the first time Barcelona won every "clasico" in a season that had at least three matches between the rivals. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti received a mostly indifferent reaction from the fans after taking over the Brazil job. Ancelotti was announced as Brazil's new coach on Monday, and some Madrid fans criticised the Italian for negotiating with the five-time world champions with the season still underway. There were no significant jeers or cheers when his name was announced by the loudspeakers before the match, with most fans applauding and saying his name along with the announcer, following the tradition at the stadium. Jacobo Ramon has scored deep into added time as Real Madrid rallied to beat Mallorca 2-1 and delay Barcelona's Spanish League title celebrations. Madrid needed the victory to keep Barcelona from clinching their 28th league title in advance. The Catalan club remain four points ahead and can still lift the trophy with a win at city rivals Espanyol on Thursday. Elsewhere on Wednesday night, there were also home wins for Villarreal and Alaves. Villarreal consolidated fifth with a 3-0 victory over Leganes, who are four points from safety in 18th with just two rounds remaining, while 17th-placed Alaves triumphed 1-0 at mid-table Valencia. In the capital, Mallorca took the lead with a goal by Martin Valjent in the 11th minute and stayed ahead until Kylian Mbappe beat a couple of defenders to equalise in the 68th. Ramon netted the go-ahead goal from inside the area in the 95th to keep Barcelona from winning the La Liga title. Mbappe is still in the race to be the league's leading scorer, arriving at the Santiago Bernabeu with 27 goals, two more than Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski. Barcelona virtually secured the title by coming from behind to beat Madrid 4-3 in Barcelona in the last "clasico" of the season on Sunday. Madrid lost all four matches against Barca this season, being outscored 16-7. It was the first time Barcelona won every "clasico" in a season that had at least three matches between the rivals. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti received a mostly indifferent reaction from the fans after taking over the Brazil job. Ancelotti was announced as Brazil's new coach on Monday, and some Madrid fans criticised the Italian for negotiating with the five-time world champions with the season still underway. There were no significant jeers or cheers when his name was announced by the loudspeakers before the match, with most fans applauding and saying his name along with the announcer, following the tradition at the stadium. Jacobo Ramon has scored deep into added time as Real Madrid rallied to beat Mallorca 2-1 and delay Barcelona's Spanish League title celebrations. Madrid needed the victory to keep Barcelona from clinching their 28th league title in advance. The Catalan club remain four points ahead and can still lift the trophy with a win at city rivals Espanyol on Thursday. Elsewhere on Wednesday night, there were also home wins for Villarreal and Alaves. Villarreal consolidated fifth with a 3-0 victory over Leganes, who are four points from safety in 18th with just two rounds remaining, while 17th-placed Alaves triumphed 1-0 at mid-table Valencia. In the capital, Mallorca took the lead with a goal by Martin Valjent in the 11th minute and stayed ahead until Kylian Mbappe beat a couple of defenders to equalise in the 68th. Ramon netted the go-ahead goal from inside the area in the 95th to keep Barcelona from winning the La Liga title. Mbappe is still in the race to be the league's leading scorer, arriving at the Santiago Bernabeu with 27 goals, two more than Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski. Barcelona virtually secured the title by coming from behind to beat Madrid 4-3 in Barcelona in the last "clasico" of the season on Sunday. Madrid lost all four matches against Barca this season, being outscored 16-7. It was the first time Barcelona won every "clasico" in a season that had at least three matches between the rivals. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti received a mostly indifferent reaction from the fans after taking over the Brazil job. Ancelotti was announced as Brazil's new coach on Monday, and some Madrid fans criticised the Italian for negotiating with the five-time world champions with the season still underway. There were no significant jeers or cheers when his name was announced by the loudspeakers before the match, with most fans applauding and saying his name along with the announcer, following the tradition at the stadium.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Shock Real Madrid duo combine to delay Barcelona's title parade
An altogether surprise pair combined to net a last-gasp winner for Real Madrid on Wednesday, in the process delaying arch rivals Barcelona's title celebrations. Real Madrid marked their return to action a short time ago, welcoming RCD Mallorca to Spain's capital for a La Liga clash. Carlo Ancelotti's injury-hit squad headed into the matchup in the knowledge that only a victory would suffice, in preventing Barcelona from being mathematically crowned Spanish champions for the season. And when all was said and done, this is precisely what Los Blancos secured. Just as proceedings looked set to peter out into a 1-1 draw after Martin Valjent's opener was cancelled out by Kylian Mbappé, a shock hero emerged for the evening's hosts… A full five minutes into injury time, a looping delivery towards the Mallorca penalty area was nodded on by the forgotten Jesús Vallejo. And from here, central defensive partner Jacobo Ramón managed to get a decisive touch on the ball, finding the net to spark widespread celebrations across the Santiago Bernabéu. 💫VALLEJO y JACOBO RAMÓN.⭐️Los héroes del Santiago Bernabéu. — El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) May 14, 2025 Conor Laird – GSFN
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Late Madrid goal delays Barcelona's title celebrations
Jacobo Ramon has scored deep into added time as Real Madrid rallied to beat Mallorca 2-1 and delay Barcelona's Spanish League title celebrations. Madrid needed the victory to keep Barcelona from clinching their 28th league title in advance. The Catalan club remain four points ahead and can still lift the trophy with a win at city rivals Espanyol on Thursday. Elsewhere on Wednesday night, there were also home wins for Villarreal and Alaves. Villarreal consolidated fifth with a 3-0 victory over Leganes, who are four points from safety in 18th with just two rounds remaining, while 17th-placed Alaves triumphed 1-0 at mid-table Valencia. In the capital, Mallorca took the lead with a goal by Martin Valjent in the 11th minute and stayed ahead until Kylian Mbappe beat a couple of defenders to equalise in the 68th. Ramon netted the go-ahead goal from inside the area in the 95th to keep Barcelona from winning the La Liga title. A DREAM goal for 'Canterano' scores his first goal for @realmadriden. 🤍 — LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) May 14, 2025 Mbappe is still in the race to be the league's leading scorer, arriving at the Santiago Bernabeu with 27 goals, two more than Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski. Barcelona virtually secured the title by coming from behind to beat Madrid 4-3 in Barcelona in the last "clasico" of the season on Sunday. Madrid lost all four matches against Barca this season, being outscored 16-7. It was the first time Barcelona won every "clasico" in a season that had at least three matches between the rivals. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti received a mostly indifferent reaction from the fans after taking over the Brazil job. Ancelotti was announced as Brazil's new coach on Monday, and some Madrid fans criticised the Italian for negotiating with the five-time world champions with the season still underway. There were no significant jeers or cheers when his name was announced by the loudspeakers before the match, with most fans applauding and saying his name along with the announcer, following the tradition at the stadium.
