Real Madrid sweat on untimely Vinicius Jr injury as La Liga title hopes hang by a thread after damaging Clasico defeat

Barcelona moved closer to the La Liga title after a 4-3 win over rivals Real Madrid in Sunday's El Clásico. Raphinha scored a brace, while Eric Garcia and Lamine Yamal scored a goal each as the Catalan giants almost ended Los Blancos' title hopes.

To make things worse for Carlo Ancelotti's side, whose title hopes now hang by a thread, star winger Vinicius Jr picked up an ankle injury and had to be substituted in the 88th minute as Victor Munoz replaced the Brazilian. Now, journalist Ruben Martin reports that the 24-year-old underwent the first set of tests on his injured ankle, and it showed a Grade 2 sprain. Martin further claimed that it is unlikely that the star player would make it to the club's matchday squad against Mallorca on Wednesday.

Kylian Mbappe's first-ever El Clasico hat-trick on Sunday took his season's goals tally to 38, the most a Real Madrid player has scored in his debut campaign at Santiago Bernabeu.

While the Mallorca clash remains a must-win for Ancelotti's men to remain in the hunt for the title, the Blaugrana could seal the fate of the league with a win over Espanyol a day later.