Barcelona Win Fiercely, Madrid Slip in Crucial LaLiga Week

Real Madrid had to swallow a bitter pill after losing 1-2 to Mallorca in the LaLiga continuation held at San Moix Stadium, Saturday, April 4, 2026, evening WIB. This defeat delayed Los Blancos' chance to narrow the gap with Barcelona at the top of the Standings.

Mallorca surprisingly scored the winning goal during injury time through Vedat Muriqi. That goal secured three crucial points for the hosts while shattering Madrid's hopes of taking home a positive result.

The team coached by Alvaro Arbeloa actually equalized late in the match. However, a lapse in concentration at the end became an opening exploited by Mallorca.

Real Madrid remains second in the standings with 69 points, trailing Barcelona who are increasingly comfortable at the summit. Meanwhile, this victory lifted Mallorca to 17th place with 31 points, moving away from the relegation zone.

Mallorca opened the scoring in the 42nd minute through Manu Morlanes. Starting from Pablo Maffeo's cross from the right flank, Morlanes stood unmarked in front of goal and easily deflected the ball to give the hosts a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.

Entering the second half, Madrid appeared more aggressive. Kylian Mbappe got several golden opportunities, but all were thwarted by Mallorca Goalkeeper Leo Roman.

Madrid continued pressing in search of an equalizer. Mbappe threatened again with a low drive, while Aurelien Tchouameni tried his luck from outside the penalty area.

Meanwhile, Mallorca relied on quick counter-attacks that troubled Madrid's defense several times, though the final execution still lacked precision.

Madrid's efforts finally paid off in the 87th minute. Eder Militao headed home after connecting with a corner delivered by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

But drama unfolded in stoppage time. Mallorca regained the lead through Vedat Muriqi, who met Mateo Joseph's cross with a fierce strike that Andriy Lunin couldn't stop.

In another match, Barcelona secured an important 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid at Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium, Sunday, April 5, 2026, early morning WIB.

Atletico Madrid initially led through Giuliano Simeone's goal. However, Barcelona rallied to turn the tide with goals from Marcus Rashford and Robert Lewandowski.

This result solidified Barcelona's position atop the standings with 76 points, leading Real Madrid by seven points. Atletico Madrid remains stuck in fourth place with 57 points.

Barcelona immediately applied pressure from kickoff. Lamine Yamal threatened in the second minute, though Atletico's defense managed to block.

Rashford also tried from outside the box, but goalkeeper Juan Musso was alert to secure the ball.

Atletico stole the lead in the 39th minute. Giuliano Simeone beat the offside trap and capitalized on Clement Lenglet's lofted pass to put the hosts ahead 1-0.

But the lead was short-lived. Two minutes later, Barcelona equalized through Rashford following a slick combination with Dani Olmo.

Disaster struck for Atletico when Nico Gonzalez received a red card for fouling Yamal near the penalty area.

In the second half, Atletico briefly increased their attacking intensity. Controversy arose when Gerard Martin was shown a red card in the 49th minute, but VAR overturned the decision.

Barcelona kept pressing and finally scored the winner in the 87th minute. Substitute Robert Lewandowski secured Blaugrana's victory with the decisive goal for a 2-1 final score.