The youngster kept Carlo Ancelotti's side alive - although Barcelona can seal the league with a win on Thursday
Academy centre-back Jacobo Ramon played hero for Real Madrid, briefly keeping Los Blancos in the title race with a 95th minute winner to lift his side over Mallorca, 2-1. Madrid would hand the title to Barcelona if they failed to win, and after 94 minutes it seemed they would kiss La Liga goodbye. But Ramon had other ideas, bagging the winner in his first league start.
Mallorca took a deserved lead after 10 minutes, winning the ball in the Madrid defensive third, before marauding center back Martin Valjent smashed the ball into the bottom corner. Madrid spent the rest of the half peppering the Mallorca goal. Federico Valverde and Luka Modric both had efforts well denied. Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham also forced saves out of the keeper.
Los Blancos got a deserved equaliser in the second half, when Mbappe smashed home - his 40th goal of the season. Madrid continued to pepper the net throughout the half. But the Mallorca defence held firm. Mbappe thought he had won it after 86 minutes, but Valjent nodded his shot off the line with the goal gaping. Academy striker Gonzalo Garcia came even closer, missing from four yards out after Fran Garcia's cross.
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Eventually, it was a centre-back who got things done. A speculative ball fell to the foot of Ramon in the box, and the defender volleyed over the keeper from close range to grab a 95th minute winner. It will likely mean little in the scope of the season, as Madrid will all-but-certainly cede the title to Barcelona. But for a brief moment, it's something to hold onto.
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