Real Madrid Failed To Win In The First Match Of La Liga Against Mallorca

Real Madrid drew 1-1 against Mallorca in the first match of La Liga Spain. (X/@realmadrid)

JAKARTA - Real Madrid started the fight in La Liga Spanyo competition with disappointing results. Madrid failed to win and were only able to draw 1-1 against Mallorca at the San Moix Stadium, Monday, August 19, 2024 in the morning WIB

Madrid performed with the same composition as against Atalanta in the European Super Cup or UEFA Super Cup. Defender Dani Carvajal became the only Spanish player to enter the starting line up. As a result, Madrid won 2-0 and new star Kylian Mbappe contributed.

However, Mbappe failed to repeat his success when making his debut in domestic competitions. Winning first through Rodrygo Goes' goal, Madid finally lost his chance to win first.

This made Madrid one of the 10 teams that drew in the first match of La Liga. Only three teams were able to win, Barcelona, Celta Vigo, and Rayo Vallecano.

"We took the lead first and had the chance to add goals. But in the second half, we lost balance," coach Carlo Ancelotti said in response to Madrid's draw as followed by the 24 france.

"We conceded through a counter-attack. It's not a good game. From this match it shows that we have to defend well and have a good balance too," he said.

Appearing at home to opponents, Madrid played offensively well. They put pressure on the Mallorca defense.

Madrid's aggressive game made them not have to wait long to break into the opponent's goal. The collaboration between Brazil's duo, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior put Los Merengues ahead in the 13th minute.

Starting from the attack that Vinicius built. He then provided an assist which was greeted by Rodryg with a shot into the corner which was saved by goalkeeper Dominik Greif.

The score was 1-0 for Madrid and lasted until the first 45 minutes. Because Mbappe failed to take advantage of the opportunity to increase his lead after his shot into the net was still wide.

In the second half, Mallorca tried to bounce back to keep up with Madrid's game. By relying on striker Vedat Muriqi, the hosts had threatened the Los Merengues defense.

Mallorca's efforts finally paid off. Muriqi's header which welcomed Dani Rodriguez's corner managed to beat goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in the 53rd minute.

In the 1-1 position, Madrid actually increased pressure. However, the visitors' efforts never paid off. Even towards the end of Madrid's match, they had to play with 10 people following the serious violations committed by Ferland Mendy against Muriqi.

The 1-1 draw lasted until the end of the match. Muriqi also admitted that he was satisfied to be able to take points against Madrid's strong team.

"The game was so tiring. But we were satisfied with the result. It was important for us to take points from a match against a team like Madrid which is the best team in the world," said Muriqi.

"Honestly, scoring against Madrid is really beautiful," he said again.