Real Madrid-Mallorca: Mbappé alone, Endrick misses, Darder's bad choices... The highs and lows
Saved by a last-second goal from Jacobo Ramon, the Madrid team delivered a sluggish performance on Wednesday evening against the Majorcans (2-1), during the 36th matchday.
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There was Kylian Mbappé ... and the others tonight at the Santiago Bernabeu. Had the Madrid players already given up? Was Mbappé galvanized by the title of La Liga's top scorer? Probably a bit of both. The fact remains that the former Parisian was a formidable dynamite this Wednesday evening against a Mallorca back three that suffered martyrdom. He was finally rewarded in the 68th minute by going out and creating a shooting opportunity all on his own, which he converted in his own way, closing his foot at the last moment in front of a Leo Roman who was nevertheless in a state of grace.
The 24-year-old goalkeeper, who usually replaces Dominik Greif in goal for Real Club Deportivo, performed brilliantly in Madrid, stopping 10 of Carlo Ancelotti's 39 shots. Of the two that went through the net, Roman was left wanting by his defense and could do little. Too bad for Mallorca, who will still have to fight with Rayo Vallecano to secure a place in Europe (47 points each).
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There were 8 players from the youth system out of the 9 that made up the Real Madrid bench at kickoff. This shows the absences that are hampering the club in its 15 Champions League matches at the end of the season, but it is also a boon for the club's young stars lacking playing time like Arda Guler and Endrick. While the former gave momentum to the Madrid attack and showed rather good form, the latter only stood out for five minutes at kickoff. Long enough to miss a huge opportunity one-on-one with Marin. The Brazilian was then overshadowed by his attacking partner Kylian Mbappé, before making way for Gonzalo Garcia in the 68th minute.
83% of passes completed, 50% of duels won, 9 ball losses: there was nothing scandalous about Sergi Darder's performance this Wednesday evening. But the former Lyon player, at 31 years old, could have done better in a few situations, such as in the 19th minute and the 59th when he managed to get out alone in depth before being caught. The Spaniard, with all his experience, could have made the most of the few counter-attacks that Jagoba Arrasate's men had, especially since Ramon seemed shaky at times, even though his goal at the very end of the match erased everything. Darder was taken off in the 84th minute, replaced by Marc Domenech.
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