Vinícius scores twice as Real Madrid’s victory keeps Barcelona waiting for Spanish league title
MADRID: Vinícius Júnior scored two second-half goals and Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 to keep Barcelona from clinching its second straight Spanish league title on Sunday. Barcelona beat Osasuna 2-1 on Saturday to open a 14-point gap over Madrid entering Sunday’s matches. Anything but a win by Madrid against Barcelona’s city rival would have allowed the Catalan club to celebrate its 29th league title this weekend. Barcelona will have a chance to clinch the title next weekend when it hosts Madrid in a “clásico” at the Camp Nou. Barcelona’s lead stayed at 11 points heading into the final four rounds of La Liga. Sunday’s result kept Espanyol winless in 17 consecutive games this year, with 10 losses.
