Real Madrid host Mallorca at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, August 30 at 21:30 CEST (19:30 GMT). Real Madrid sit joint-top of La Liga after winning both opening matches, while Mallorca occupy 16th place with one point from two games. Xabi Alonso is in his first season as Real manager and faces scrutiny after a poor FIFA Club World Cup exit to Paris Saint-Germain. Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty in a 1-0 win over Osasuna and helped in a 3-0 victory against Real Oviedo. Mallorca lost 3-0 to Barcelona and drew 1-1 with Celta Vigo thanks to an 87th-minute equaliser by Mateu Morey. Alonso omitted Vinicius Junior from the starting lineup and stressed that players must compete for places.
Record La Liga winners Real Madrid entertain Mallorca in the second round of the new Spanish top flight domestic season. Who: Real Madrid vs Mallorca What: Spanish La Liga Where: Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain When: Saturday, August 30 at 9:30pm (19:30 GMT) How to follow: We'll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 6:30pm (16:30 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Real Madrid sit joint-top of La Liga with four other teams after winning both of their opening matches, setting up Saturday's clash with struggling Mallorca, who are 16th with one point from two games. It is Real manager Xabi Alonso's first season in charge at Santiago Bernabeu, so the former Los Blancos midfielder has a spotlight focused tightly on him, especially given the side's limp FIFA Club World Cup exit at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. Al Jazeera Sport takes a look a closer look at a clash that Alonso's Madrid will be fully expected to win against struggling Mallorca.
Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso doubled down on his decision to leave Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior out of his starting lineup, insisting every player must fight for their place despite the FIFA world player of the year's heroics off the bench. The move paid off last
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