Real Madrid stay alive in title race with last-minute win in La Liga

Real Madrid's title hopes in La Liga were hanging on by a thread ever since the 4-3 loss to rivals and likely winners Barcelona earlier last week. However, the Los Blancos' title hopes, no matter how small, almost came to a halt after narrowly escaping a draw in La Liga on Thursday. With Carlo Ancelotti's departure confirmed, the Spanish giant's only hope of securing a title is in the rare outcome that Barca fails to win all three of their remaining games in the competition.The defending league champions were up against 9th placed Mallorca at the Santiago Bernabeu, needing a win to sustain any hope of not letting Barcelona win the title. However, things did not start off well for the hosts as they went a goal behind in the first ten minutes. A composed finish from inside the penalty area, placing the ball out of reach for a diving Thibaut Courtois put Real in a precarious spot.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Needing at least two goals to get back in the game, the men in white started sending in a flurry of shots from outside the penalty box. However, Mallorca keeper Leo Roman’s 10 saves throughout the game gave Real a difficult time in finding the net.The goals finally came for Real in the second half, when Kylian Mbappe found the net in the 68th minute. The Frenchman wriggled through the Mallorca defence and adeptly found the bottom right corner. With the shift in momentum, Real finally found themselves on the front foot.An impressive second half between the sticks for Roman came undone in what proved to be one of the last kicks of the game, as Real centre-back Jacobo Ramon forced the ball over the Mallorca keeper, winning it at the death. The win means that Real now have 78 points from 36 games, but will see their bitter rivals Barcelona crowned champions if they manage to win their game in hand against Espanyol on Friday.