Real Madrid And Mallorca Players' Quarrels Broke Out In The Spanish Super Cup Semifinals

Carlo Ancelotti said that the field fight between Real Madrid and Mallorca players in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup (Supercopa de Espana) in Saudi Arabia, Friday, January 10, 2025, did not need to be raised.

In that match, Los Blancos won 3-0 after Jude Bellingham put Madrid ahead in the 63rd minute, before an own goal at the end of the game by Mallorca defender Martin Valjent and Rodrygo Goes.

However, the victory was tainted by the commotion between the two clubs after Rodrygo's goal.

Mallorca defender Pablo Maffeo - who often argued with Vinicius Junior during matches - was chaired by Bellingham and substitute Raul Asencio as Ancelotti entered the field trying to keep peace.

"I tried to calm things a little bit with Maffeo. I went on the pitch to help end the fight."

"The players were angry, but in the end nothing happened. Fights were unnecessary."

"The match is over. I don't blame my players or Mallorca players, that's not necessary for both teams," Ancelotti told Movistar after the match.

Some Real Madrid players are annoyed with Maffeo who often provokes. In fact, that's not the first time the defender clashed with the Los Blancos player.

"There are Mallorca (Maffeo) players who always make us have problems in every game," said midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, who was pulled out as a precaution after colliding head.

"People are angry, but the most important thing is to win. That's not important. We don't want to talk about this person because that's what he wants," said the French player again.

Meanwhile, Mallorca coach Jagoba Arrasite also emphasized that the incident did not need to be exaggerated further.

"I don't know, I focused on the end of the game. I don't know what happened, our players were angry about the two goals, I think. I'm still far from that," said Jagoba Arrasite.

Real Madrid will face Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final on Monday, January 13, 2025, early morning WIB.

Barcelona stepped into the top party after beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Thursday, January 9, 2025, early morning WIB.