MADRID. Real Madrid annihilates Mallorca 4-1 with goals of F. Valverde (45′), Vinicius Junior (73′), Rodrygo (89′) and A. Rudiger (90′). On the opposite side, Mallorca scored with V. Muriqi (35′). Real Madrid was truly better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 54,816 spectators. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who had the assistance of Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was José David Martínez Montalbán. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.2 degrees Celsius or 91.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 22 Total 5
- 7 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 154 Attack 58
- 91 Dangerous attack 19
- 86 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 69% while Mallorca was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Madrid was putting more pressure with 91 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the match.
Real Madrid shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Mallorca shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Real Madrid received 3 yellow cards (F. Mendy, F. Valverde and D. Alaba). On the opposite side, Mallorca received 5 yellow cards (M. Nastasic, P. Maffeo, A. Raillo, M. Valjent and A. Sanchez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Real Madrid will have 15 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Mallorca will stay with 5 points to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Madrid will play away against Atlético Madrid on the 18th of September with a 24-7 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (16 draws).
Mallorca will host Almería on the 17th of September with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Mallorca (5 draws).
Real Madrid – Formation
Real Madrid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carlo Ancelotti decided to play with the following team: Thibaut Courtois
, Lucas Vázquez , Antonio Rüdiger , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Federico Valverde , Toni Kroos , Dani Ceballos , Rodrygo , Eden Hazard and Vinícius Júnior .The home team had on the bench: Marco Asensio, Andriy Lunin, Jesús Vallejo, Luis López, Nacho Fernández
, Luka Modrić , Daniel Carvajal , Aurélien Tchouaméni, Mariano Díaz and Eduardo Camavinga .Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of D. Carvajal (injured).
Substitutions
Real Madrid made 4 changes: F. Mendy for N. Fernandez (59′), E. Hazard for L. Modric (59′), D. Ceballos for E. Camavinga (69′) and Lucas for D. Carvajal (72′).
Best player: Rodrygo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Rodrygo.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15.Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Predrag Rajković
, Pablo Maffeo , Martin Valjent , Antonio Raíllo , Matija Nastasić , Jaume Costa , Dani Rodríguez , Rodrigo Battaglia , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Vedat Muriqi and Kang-in Lee .These were the players on the bench: Abdón Prats
, Ángel Rodríguez, Clément Grenier , Giovanni González, Copete, Javi Llabrés, Lago Júnior , Franco Russo, Leo Román, Iddrisu Baba , Brian Cufre and Antonio Sánchez .Mallorca could not rely on the presence of I. Baba (injured).
Substitutions
Mallorca made 5 changes: R. Battaglia for I. Baba (53′), I. Ruiz de Galarreta for A. Sanchez (59′), D. Rodriguez for C. Grenier (59′), V. Muriqi for A. Prats (78′) and Lee Kang-In for L. Junior (78′).
Best player: Vedat Muriqi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mallorca was Vedat Muriqi.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 23 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Madrid – Mallorca – 4-1
- Elche – Athletic Club – 1-4
- Getafe – Real Sociedad – 2-1
- Real Betis – Villarreal – 1-0