Actual Madrid’s LaLiga title defence acquired off to a limp begin as they had been held to a 1-1 draw by Actual Mallorca.

Vedat Muriqi’s second-half header for the house facet cancelled out Rodrygo’s early strike and denied Kylian Mbappe a win on his home debut.

Madrid began properly and took the lead because of a tremendous curling strike by Brazilian ahead Rodrygo, who was cutely assisted by a backheel go from compatriot Vinicius Junior within the thirteenth minute.

Nevertheless, Muriqi netted a robust header from a nook within the 53rd minute to degree for Mallorca, who had gone shut when Thibaut Courtois fumbled a shot earlier than the break.

Mbappe twice went near restoring Madrid’s lead, first hitting the publish from a good angle earlier than seeing a low effort saved by Dominik Greif, with Johan Mojica making a implausible clearance to stop Rodrygo getting onto the rebound.

Madrid’s frustrations boiled over simply earlier than full-time – defender Ferland Mendy proven a straight pink for a rash lunge.

1 – Actual Madrid have didn’t win their first recreation of a @LaLigaEN season for the primary time in six seasons beneath Carlo Ancelotti, being additionally the sixth time they’ve began a marketing campaign within the competitors with a draw within the twenty first century.

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— OptaJose (@OptaJose) August 18, 2024

Knowledge Debrief: Ancelotti’s run ends

Madrid have didn’t win their opening recreation of a LaLiga season for the primary time in six seasons beneath Carlo Ancelotti, whereas that is simply the sixth time they’ve began a marketing campaign within the competitors with a draw within the twenty first century.

Rodrygo grabbed the champions’ first objective of the season. He now has 50 LaLiga objective contributions (27 objectives, 23 assists) in 143 matches, having additionally netted Los Blancos’ first league strike final time period.