O Real Madrid played his last match this Sunday before leaving for Morocco, aiming to dispute the Club World Cup. The team visited Mallorca, but ended up being defeated by 1-0, with an own goal by Nacho Fernández.
In this way, the merengue team was far from the leadership of the Spanish Championship. The difference to the first place Barcelonanow, it is five points, but the disadvantage can increase to eight if the Catalans beat Sevilla this Sunday, at 17h (from Brasilia).
On the field, coach Carlo Ancelotti had the absence of striker Karim Benzema and defender Éder Militão, both with muscle pain. However, according to the coach himself, the duo is not concerned and will be listed for the World Cup.
On the other hand, the commander gained a new concern this Sunday: goalkeeper Courtois. The Belgian, chosen as the starter for the match, felt uncomfortable during the warm-up and was unable to take the field. Who replaced him was the young Ukrainian Lunin, 23 years old.
Real Madrid’s first match in the World Cup is this Wednesday, at 4 pm, at the Príncipe Moulay Abdellah Stadium, against Al Ahly, from Egypt, who beat Seattle Sounders last Saturday and reached the semifinals. The winner of the duel will face Flamengo or Al-Hilal in the big decision, scheduled for next Saturday.
In La Liga, the team will only return to the field on the other Wednesday, the 15th, against Elche, at 5 pm.
How was the game?
The game took a while to gear up, but the only goal of the match came out in the first danger throw, at 12 minutes. Dani Rodríguez launched Muriqi into the area, who disputed it high with Nacho Fernández. The ball deflected into the defender’s head, who ended up pushing against his own goal.
Real only responded in the 36th minute when Rodrygo, from outside the area, went over the goal. The Meringue team was easy prey for Mallorca and created very few chances to score.
At 13 minutes, after halftime, Vini Jr. it was triggered from the back of the defense and shared with goalkeeper Rajkovic, who missed and hit the Brazilian. The referee then signaled the penalty.
However, Asensio went to the lime mark and wasted the kick. Rajkovic telegraphed the penalty and jumped to the right corner, saving the shot. The visitors came back to bother at 23′, in a cross by Vinicius that ended up being removed by the defense.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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