One other 2pm kick-off for Mallorca, one thing which the membership will not be glad about. It was highly regarded and humid in Palma final weekend in opposition to Girona, and it was a lot the identical in Madrid.
Vedat Muriqi practically gave Mallorca a dream begin on the Bernabéu, however volleyed straight at Courtois after simply 30 seconds. After six minutes, a Dani Ceballos shot from simply outdoors the field drew a regulation save from Predrag Rajkovic within the Mallorca purpose. 4 minutes later, Rajkovic needed to be alert in stopping Vinicius Junior, whose tempo took him previous Maffeo in latching on to an extended ball from Rudiger.
It was Rajkovic once more on 27 minutes, saving from Rodrygo’s effort. Mallorca, as might have been anticipated, had been enjoying deep and packing the defence, whereas seeking to hit Madrid on the break. But it surely was a free-kick on 35 minutes that gave Mallorca an opportunity. Muriqi took it, heading in unmarked from a Lee Kang-in centre.
With three minutes of added time performed earlier than the break, Federico Valverde equalised for Madrid and in sensational style, having run from his personal half earlier than firing into the highest nook of Rajkovic’s purpose.
Twenty minutes into the second half and Mallorca ought to have retaken the lead. Clement Grenier received previous two defenders and arrange Antonio Sánchez whose shot went tamely previous what was an virtually open purpose. Carlo Ancelotti’s substitutions weren’t doing something to resolve the absence of Benzema, however a driving run by Rodrygo put in Vinicius to make it 2-1 on 72 minutes.
A minute earlier than the tip of regular time, and Rodrygo went previous three defenders to attain Madrid’s third. The wheels of the Mallorca bus had fallen off, and Antonio Rudiger volleyed in a Kroos free-kick to make it 4.
Madrid: Courtois; Vázquez (Carvajal 71), Rudiger, Alaba, Mendy (Nacho 59); Valverde, Kroos, Ceballos (Camavinga 68); Rodrygo, Hazard (Modric 59), Vinicius
Mallorca: Rajkovic; Maffeo, Valjent, Raíllo, Nastasic, Costa; Galarreta (Sánchez 59), Battaglia (Baba 53), D. Rodríguez (Grenier 59); Lee (Lago Junior 78), Muriqi (Abdón 78)
