Barcelona tok a big step on Sunday to ensure the Spanish league title with a 4-3 victory over the Kylian Mbappe hat in a ‘classic’ mesmerizing and opened a remaining seven points.
Raphinha scored twice, and Lamine Yamal and Eric García added a goal each for Barcelona, which lost 2-0 after Mbappé scored in the fifth and 14 minutes at the Montjuic stadium.
The hosts linked the game right in the half-hour mark and led 4-2 in the part-time in a sensational recovery.
Mbappé completed his Hat Trick in 70, but Madrid could not return to a probable fatal blow to his hopes of successfully defending his title.
Mbappé became the top scorer of the League with 27 goals, two more than Robert Lewandowski in Barcelona, which did not start on Sunday.
Another thriller from Barcelona
It was another exciting game that involved Barcelona, which on Tuesday was eliminated by Inter Milan in extra time in the semifinals of the Champions League. Barcelona lost to the Italians 7-6 together.
The Catalan club has won all the games against Madrid this season. He had already won 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the first match of the League in October, 5-2 in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in January and 3-2 in the Copa del Rey final last month.
The result, which virtual ends with Madrid’s hopes to finish the season with a title, adds pressure on coach Carlo Ancelotti, who is rumored that the club will leave to take over the National Team of Brazil. The former Madrid player Xabi Alonso, who recently announced that he leaves Bayer Leverkusen, is expected to be the next coach of Madrid.
Needing to win to return to the race for the title, Madrid had a great beginning before Barcelona responded.
Garcia began the return of Barcelona with a header heading in the corner in 19, Yamal matched with a curly shot to the farthest corner in 32, and Raphinha scored in the 34th and 45th minutes for Barcelona to lead 4 times in an impressive gymnast.
It was a mistake of the defender of Barcelona, Pau Cubarsi, who had led to the early penalty converted by Mbappé in the first goal in Madrid, and Mbappé added another goal in a getaway to give visitors a 2-0 advantage.
Both teams had objectives not allowed in the last minutes.
Barcelona is undefeated in 16 consecutive games of the League, with its last defeat against Atlético de Madrid at the end of last year.
Madrid, eliminated by Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, had four followed in the League.
Associated Press reports.
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