A severely-depleted Real Madrid completed a comeback against Mallorca to keep their La Liga title hopes alive, if only for one more night.

Brahim Diaz has been added to Real Madrid’s injury list, leaving them with 10 registered first-team players for Wednesday night’s La Liga match against Mallorca. The club confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that tests showed the 25-year-old had suffered an injury to his left thigh and he joins another 11 first-team players in missing the game at the Bernabeu.

Barcelona took a huge step to securing the Spanish league title with a 4-3 win over Real Madrid despite Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick in a mesmerizing ‘clasico’ and opened a seven-point lead over its second-placed rival with three matches remaining.

Barcelona make the short trip across town to take on city rival Espanyol on Thursday. Having edged a seven-goal thriller with Real Madrid at the weekend and moved seven points clear of second place, Barcelona are within a whisker of clinching the La Liga title.

Matchday 36 of the 2024-25 La Liga season got underway on Tuesday with three important matches being played across Spain. The early kick-offs saw Girona travel to face Real Valladolid and Real