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So Real Madrid delay the inevitable with a 2-0 win against Espanyol to keep Barcelona waiting a little longer for La Liga title.

You can read Emlyn Begley's match report to find out how Barca can now seal a historic title in next Sunday's El Clasico.

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With the win, Real Madrid move 11 points behind leaders Barcelona with 12 games left to play for in La Liga.

It means their incredibly-slim title hopes alive but they will next face Hansi Flick's in-form Barca in El Clasico next week where anything less than a Real Madrid win will hand back-to-back titles to the Blaugrana.

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Real Madrid deny Barcelona the La Liga title but only for the time-being with an away victory at Espanyol.

Vinicius Junior is their hero tonight with the Brazilian scoring twice in the second half of a must-win game for Los Blancos.

Another save from Marko Dmitrovic to deny Real Madrid a third.

Gonzalo Garcia races towards the goal with the ball and finds Jude Bellingham in the middle but Dmitrovic comes off the line to deny the England international.

Trent Alexander-Arnold tries to find his compatriot Jude Bellingham in the box with a cross from the left flank.

But Marko Dmitrovic is quick off his line to claim a comfortable catch.

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Five minutes have been added on at the end of the second half.

A rare corner for Espanyol.

It's taken short before Carlos Romero decides to tries his luck from distance. It's high and wide from the left-back.

Now Urko Gonzalez de Zarate gets a yellow card for pulling on the shirt of Real Madrid's Cesar Palacios.

Vinicius Junior will not get his hat-trick but nonetheless, what a brilliant display from the Brazilian.

It looks like he doesn't want to be substituted as he comes off along with Aurelien Tchouameni as Cesar Palacios and Eduardo Camavinga replace them.

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Into the final 10 minutes of this contest we go!

Real Madrid's Franco Mastantuono, only 18 years of age, gets a shot away from the edge of the box.

But the Argentine is denied a second La Liga goal of the season by Marko Dmitrovic who gets low to make the save.

Carlos Romero was on the scoresheet in Espanyol's 1-0 win against Real Madrid here last season.

And he almost scores again here and gives the hosts a lifeline but Andrii Lunin makes a good save to deny the left-back.

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Gonzalo Garcia gets a caution for a reckless challenge on Urko Gonzalez de Zarate.

Manolo Gonzalez and Espanyol are bringing on three more substitutes.

Tyrhys Dolan, Ramon Terrats and Roberto Fernandez are off as Pere Milla, Jofre Carreras and Kike Garcia come on.

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Vinicius Junior looks to be eager to complete the hat-trick.

The Brazilian, however, is denied from getting a shot away by Espanyol this time around.

Barcelona’s title celebrations will have to wait as Real Madrid look comfortably on top here now.

But Hansi Flick's side will have the chance to seal back-to-back La Liga titles if they avoid a defeat in next week's El Clasico at Nou Camp.

Espanyol's Ramon Terrats tries his luck from distance and has Andrii Lunin worried.

The Real Madrid goalkeeper with a full-stretched dive but Terrats' curling effort goes just wide.

Vinicius Junior continue to draw fouls from Espanyol defenders.

This time, it's Antoniu Roca, who has been on the field for just a couple of minutes, who tries to stop the Real Madrid attacker and concedes a free-kick.

Ruben Sanchez, who had looked lively in the first half, and Edu Exposito are coming off in the first of changes for Espanyol.

Charles Pickel and Antoniu Roca take their place on the field.