Returning from the international break, Real Madrid had a big challenge to play in La Liga. While waiting for the clash between AtlĂ©tico de Madrid and FC Barcelona this Saturday evening, the Merengues had the opportunity to put pressure on their Catalan rival and come back to a point by winning against the first relegation, Mallorca. Deprived of Courtois, Valverde and with Vinicius Jr on the bench, Ălvaro Arbeloa had trusted MbappĂ© and DĂaz in attack, with the young Ibåñez associated with TchouamĂ©ni and Camavinga in midfield.
From the kick-off, the Madrilenians showed their desire to shine before challenging Bayern Munich in the Champions League. They quickly created numerous chances, including a first for MbappĂ© (22nd). Highly visible, the Frenchman once again had a big opportunity, but came up against a RomĂĄn in great form (25th). The Mallorcan goalkeeper then repelled an attempt from GĂŒler (32nd), keeping his team tied. But on a good cross from Maffeo, Morlanes, alone in the middle, surprised Real just before the break (1-0, 43rd).
Kylian Mbappé missed against Léo Romån
Mallorca took just ten minutes to prove dangerous again, and this time, the passivity of Madrid’s defense allowed them to take the advantage. Everything then had to be done again for Arbeloa’s men, and MbappĂ© saw RomĂĄn reject his third clear opportunity (55th). Despite the entries of Bellingham and Vinicius and total domination, Real did not manage to realize their efforts and showed themselves more and more imprecise in the second half, as normal time drew to a close. At the end of the match, Real Madrid tried to wake up, but the precision was lacking to worry the block of the Balearic team well in place. But on a final corner, Militao jumped higher than everyone to get the equalizer (1-1, 88th).
Enough to celebrate the Brazilian’s return from injury… but only for a few moments. Because after another defensive error, Muriqi was able to control and score a gem under the bar of Lunin (2-1, 90th+2) to explode Son Moix. After this cruel scenario, the Madrilenians lost for the first time since March 2 and remained four points behind FC Barcelona, ââwho will play on the Colchoneros field. The title race could change at the end of this day, while Real Madrid must challenge Bayern Munich in three short days. For its part, Mallorca can exult after this crazy success which allows it to leave the red zone.
