Real Madrid vs Mallorca: 5 Classic La Liga Matches
Real Madrid take on Mallorca on August 30 at the Santiago Bernabeu, looking to make it three wins from three in the league before the international break. Los Blancos have kept two clean sheets and scored four goals in their opening two games, all while not putting in their best performances.
The Madrid side faced Los Bermellones three times last season in the league and the Super Cup. They won the final two meetings, but drew 1-1 at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. The two teams have become rivals, with Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. having his own personal battle with right-back Pablo Maffeo.
Los Blancos have faced Mallorca 75 times, winning 46 times and drawing 13. The away team last won in 2023 and have won five times at the Santiago Bernabeu, the previous time coming in 2009, when they won 3-1. Here are five classic games between the two.
September 22, 2021: Real Madrid 6-1 Mallorca
A game dominated by Real Madrid and particularly Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio. The Frenchman led the home side in the first three minutes, followed by an Asensio goal. Mallorca pulled one back, Kang-in Lee. However, thanks to a Benzema assist, Asensio made it a two-goal lead four minutes later.
Asensio completed his hat-trick ten minutes into the second half, again assisted by Benzema. The Real Madrid legend grabbed his brace before Isco rounded off the emphatic win.
November 11, 2007: Real Madrid 4-3 Mallorca
One of the more back-and-forth games ended with a Real Madrid win. Brazilian forward Robinho put Los Blancos in front twice in the first half (11' & 16'). However, Mallorca winger Fernando Varela cancelled out each strike (13' & 36').
The away side took the lead for the first time with Dani Güiza scoring 12 minutes into the second half. Club captain Raul equalized for Real before Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy finished the scoring, securing the three points for Bernd Schuster's men.
August 18, 2024: Mallorca 1-1 Real Madrid
The first game of the current season was a celebration as the holders of the La Liga title. It got off to a great start, with Rodrygo opening the scoring in the 13th minute. The rivalry between right-back Pablo Maffeo and Vinicius Jr. continued, with the former booked in the first half.
The points were shared thanks to a Vedat Muriqi header, despite Real Madrid pushing for a late goal to take the three points. They received a red card, with the referee brandishing it to Ferland Mendy.
October 19, 2019: Mallorca 1-0 Real Madrid
After six seasons away, Los Bermellones returned to the top flight and welcomed Real Madrid to the Mallorca Son Moix. In front of 19,000 fans, they recorded a famous 1-0 win over Zinédine Zidane's team.
Lago Júnior scored the early goal, coming in the seventh minute, and they held on for the rest of the game. Real Madrid were reduced to ten men when Álvaro Odriozola received his second yellow card in the 74th minute—a fantastic day for the Mallorca fans.
March 16, 2013: Real Madrid 5-2 Mallorca
In Mallorca's relegation season during the 2012-13 season, Real Madrid hit five past them in both the home and away games. The second at the Bernabeu, they had to come from behind, down 2-1 in the first half. Emilio Nsue and Alejandro Alfaro scored for the visitors, with Gonzalo Higuaín scoring in between.
The José Mourinho half time teamtalk worked with Los Blancos storming to a convincing win. Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, and Higuaín's second had them 4-2 in front inside the first 15 minutes of the seocnd half. Karim Benzema completed the scoring in stoppage time with a tap-in.
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