Real Madrid were victorious by a comfortable 4-1 margin over their matchday 5 opponents RCD Mallorca.
The Madrid squad saw six changes after their 2-1 victory over Real Betis last week. Rudiger replaced the injured Eder Militao. Vazquez took Carvajal’s place at right-back. The midfield changed as Ceballos, Kroos and Valverde replaced Modric, Tchouameni and Camavinga while Hazard replaced Karim Benzema.
Mallorca put pressure on the Madrid squad within a minute with Vedat Muriqi testing Courtois with a low shot which was fended off by the Belgian goalkeeper.
However, Mallorca early efforts paid off as they went into the lead in the 35th minute as Muriqi scored his 3rd goal in 4 matches. He knocked in a header off Lee Kang-in’s free kick which came off the far post.
However in the first half stoppage time, Valverde put up a stunning display to scythe through the Mallorca defense and slot one out of the box to give Madrid the equalizer.
It was all about Real Madrid in the second half as they ran rout.
In the 72nd minute, Rodrygo made his way through the midfield and dodged the Mallorca defense to put up a pass to Vini Jr. The Brazilian did no less than score. It was now 2-1 to Madrid.
The 89th minute saw Madrid score again as they went into a 3-1 lead. Another beautiful solo goal saw Rodrygo display his capabilities to dribble past three defenders to slot one in past goalkeeper Rajkovic.
Stoppage time saw Madrid score again to add to Mallorca’s misery. Rudiger this time to score as he made it 4-1. Kroos put the free kick from right towards the back-post, which was met by Rudiger who was unmarked. He then drove the volley into the net to score.
Despite showing high spirits and creating chances, Mallorca ended up getting humbled by a late display from Los Blancos.
With the victory, Real Madrid go 2 points ahead of their rivals FC Barcelona who also put up a fine display yesterday to win over Cadiz 4-0.
Image credit: Managing Madrid
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