Real Madrid beat Mallorca for the second time this season by the narrowest possible margin. The only hit of the match was provided by the festive shooter Tchouámeni. Mallorca did not leave the bottom of the table.
Carlo Ancelotti rested his team’s biggest stars. Rodrygo and Vinicius remained only on the substitutes’ bench, the latter came on in the 64th minute instead of Bellingham. Mallorca provided the first chance of the match.
In the 31st minute, Raillo pounced on a corner kick, but his header was elegantly saved by goalkeeper Lunin. Bellingham finished off the counterattack, the shot was stopped by the crossbar. The first half did not provide more entertainment.
Statistically, the spectators saw a total of four shots in the first half, of which only Railla’s header went between the three posts. It was also the home team’s only shot.
The guests entered the second act better thanks to Tchouameni. The French midfielder handled the rebound and promptly fired. The shot became uncatchable for the home goalkeeper and Real took the lead in the 49th minute.
Another chance was scored by Real Madrid in the 60th minute. Brahim Díaz presented himself with a shot from the first, but he aimed only at the middle of the goal, so his shot became easy prey for the goalkeeper.
Darder, who had enough time to shoot from behind the goal, prevented the home team from scoring a point. However, Lunin did not have a difficult job. Muriqi reached the stop already in the set time, but missed the goal from the stop.
Real Madrid thus managed to beat Mallorca 1:0 in the match between the quarter-final matches of the Champions League. At least until the game, Barcelona has an 11-point lead at the top of the table. The home team is still worried about survival, as they are only 6 points ahead of Cádiz.
Source: LaLiga
