Muriqi Strikes in Stoppage Time to Crush Real Madrid’s Title Hopes

Madrid: Real Madrid's pursuit of the Spanish LaLiga title suffered a potentially fatal blow, as Vedat Muriqi's dramatic stoppage-time winner secured a 2-1 victory for Mallorca and left Real Madrid in second place with the points lost. According to Oman News Agency, the result sees Madrid remain seven points adrift of league leaders Barcelona, who faced fourth-placed Atlético Madrid and emerged victorious. Following Barcelona's win, the gap at the top widened further with just weeks remaining in the campaign. For Mallorca, the victory provides a vital boost in their battle against relegation. The hosts climbed to 17th place, two points clear of the bottom three, after securing their second win in three league outings. The home side opened the scoring just before the interval, with Manu Morlanes finding the net in the 42nd minute. Madrid pushed for an equalizer and appeared to have rescued a point when Éder Milito-returning from nearly four months on the sidelines-leveled the match in the 88th minute. But a ny hopes of a comeback were extinguished deep into added time. Vedat Muriqi struck one minute into stoppage play to hand Mallorca all three points and condemn Madrid to their third defeat in their last six league matches. The loss marks Real Madrid's fifth league defeat of the season, a troubling statistic for a side that now faces an uphill battle to retain their crown.