Liga: Real Madrid drops more points against Las Palmas!

A draw away, a win at home, and the Barcelona rival who has chained 3 wins in the same time. Real Madrid had to win this Thursday evening in Las Palmas, for the 3rd day of La Liga. With the reception of Betis scheduled for Sunday evening, Carlo Ancelotti had decided to rotate, resting Carvajal, Rodrygo and Güler (Bellingham is still injured). But he had left Vinicius and Mbappé, accompanied by Brahim Diaz in attack. Despite this turnover, we saw a lethargic Real Madrid in the first half, without aggression or desire. So much so that the pocket winger Alberto Moleiro easily got the better of Rüdiger, Tchouaméni and especially Militao to beat Courtois with a cross shot, in the middle of the box (1-0, 5th).

Trailing, Casa Blanca relied on a free kick from Valverde, well pushed back by Cillessen, to be dangerous, while Mbappé, still positioned in the center, struggled to find space. Las Palmas, for their part, did not refuse the game, quite the contrary, and played their chance boldly. Rüdiger alerted Cillessen with a long-range shot (38th) to wake up the listless Madrid players. Brahim Diaz was far from lighting up his team’s game, unlike Güler during the match against Valladolid, while Vinicius made no difference. Mbappé was forced to try shots in forests of legs.

An offensive agreement to be perfected

So Carlo Ancelotti didn’t wait any longer to make changes. At half-time, he replaced Ferland Mendy with Fran Garcia and Brahim with Rodrygo. And Real finally showed themselves to be more enterprising. Mbappé sent a shot, pushed back by Cillessen (55th), and showed a better understanding with his teammates. More incisive, the Merengue club launched Güler into the battle, and it was the Turk who would obtain a penalty, a little lucky, on an opposing handball. Vinicius took charge of transforming (1-1, 69th).

Real Madrid increased the pressure, but they came up against the tight Las Palmas defense. And this match did not yet offer the promise of an enchanting partnership between Vinicius and Mbappé, who sometimes stepped on each other’s toes. Mbappé even complained several times about his Brazilian teammate’s choices. The Frenchman showed off his skills with a beautiful rush in the heart of the area (85th), which could have deserved a penalty as he was caught by the jersey. Ancelotti brought on Endrick, in place of Vinicius, and therefore left the left wing to Mbappé for the last minutes. The Brazilian missed a good ball in depth, and the score remained there. The Casa Blanca conceded another 1-1 draw away, and already finds itself 4 points behind FC Barcelona.