After defeating Mallorca 3-0, Real Madrid booked their place in the final of the Supercopa de Espana, where they will face Barcelona in another Supercopa Clasico.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
It was a frustrating night initially for Ancelotti’s side as they were held goalless at the break by a resilient Mallorca defence.
Madrid finally got the opener 63 minutes in, when Mbappe’s pass found Vinicius and he set it up for Rodrygo, who was denied by the post.
The rebound fell to Mbappe, but Greif was there to make one of his nine saves.
The third time proved to be the charm as it fell for Bellingham, who finally snuck it into the back of the net despite Greif’s best efforts.
Mallorca had the wind taken out of their sails following that goal as Arrasate’s side failed to threaten much in the second half.
Maffeo and Vinicius continued going at it, as they usually do, with it being a fairly even contest this time around.
Madrid were gifted a two-goal lead by Valjent in the 92nd minute as the defender tried to stop Brahim’s pass, but could only send it into the net for an own goal.
Rodrygo added further gloss three minutes later with a nice goal from Vazquez’s cross to seal the win. Mallorca were resolute in defence for the first hour, but failed to create much danger in attack, with an xG of just 0.26.
Madrid, meanwhile, had plenty of chances, reflected by their xG of 3.04. Mallorca have a long break before they take on Villarreal next in La Liga, while Madrid will ready themselves to face Barcelona in the Supercopa final on Sunday.
After the completion of the match, Brazil and Real Madrid Attacker, Rodrygo was named the man of the match after his impressive performance against Mallorca, according to Fotmob.
The 24-year-old featured for 90 minutes, completed 89% accurate passes, created two goal scoring opportunities, had 7 attempts at goal, while also scoring to seal Madrid’s place in theCONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
