A brace from Vinicius Junior led Real Madrid to a 2–0 victory over a woeful Espanyol side on Sunday evening, keeping the Spanish giants mathematically alive in the La Liga title race for at least another week. Álvaro Arbeloa’s men made the trip to Catalonia looking to get back to winning ways after a late collapse against Real Betis last time out. Yet it was Espanyol, who have not won a match in 2026, that were the hungrier side in the opening 45 minutes. Los Blancos turned it on after the restart, though, and Vinicius Jr bagged his side’s breakthrough in the 55th minute, before he doubled their lead just 11 minutes later to finish off a lovely backheel assist from Jude Bellingham. The three points were enough to deny Barcelona the La Liga title this weekend, but Real Madrid will need a win in El Clásico next Sunday to once again delay the inevitable. One Thing We Can’t Ignore Álvaro Arbeloa deployed a head-scratching attack.…