Vinícius scores twice as Real Madrid’s victory keeps Barcelona waiting for Spanish league title

MADRID: (May 4)  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.

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.