Real fell short in the Canaries for Ancelotti's headaches!
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Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 30.08.24. | 11:16
After the opening draw with Mallorca, Los Blancos again drew 1-1, this time against Las Palmas, and are already four points behind the leader Barcelona
The reasons could be various: Jude Bellingham's absence, Kylian Mbappe's obviously complex adaptation, or yet something else... Still, the beginning of the new La Liga season turned out to be a rocky road for Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti's crew's performances are unconvincing and pale, while everyone thought their path to the title would be a walk in the park, especially after Mbappe arrived from Paris Saint-Germain.
However, in only three rounds, Los Blancos have already lost four points: Mallorca snatched two in the first round, and last night, Las Palmas did the same - 1-1! Real practically started the match with a goal down, given that Alberto Moleiro opened the scoring and brought Las Palmas the lead after only five minutes.
Ancelotti's team didn't have the right solution for the rival's dense defence and - last night - outstanding Jasper Cilessen. The former Barcelona keeper made Real's players crazy and superbly stopped Federico Valverde and Antonio Rudiger from levelling the score.
Another former Blaugrana player, Sandro Ramirez, had a one-on-one situation with Thibaut Courtois to completely knock Los Blancos down, but his attempt went far over the bar. Ancelotti had to react, making several substitutions, the most substantial of which was Arda Guler replacing Luka Modric.
The young Turk was the most deserving of the penalty Real got after Alex Suarez handballed in the box. Vinicius Junior was impeccable from the spot, equalizing the score. Endrick could have brought the triumph to Real seconds after stepping on the pitch, but his first-touch strike was poor. On the other hand, Las Palmas Viti's winner was disallowed due to offside.
LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 3
Monday
Villareal - Celta 4-3 (1-2)
/Cardone 26, Barry 60, Jailson 64(og), Parejo 90+10 - Iglesias 12, Minqueza 31, Starfelt 80)
Tuesday
Mallorca - Sevilla 0-0
Rayo Vallecano - Barcelona 1-2 (1-0)
/Lopez 9 - Pedri 60, Olmo 82/
Wednesday
Betis - Getafe POSTPONED due to coinciding with the Conference League play-off
Ath. Bilbao - Valencia 1-0 (1-0)
/Prados Diaz 45/
Valladolid - Leganes 0-0
Sociedad - Alaves 1-2 (1-1)
/Mendez 32 - Villalibre 45+5 pen, Martinez 77/
Atl. Madrid - Espanyol 0-0
Thursday
Girona - Osasuna 4-0 (1-0)
/Gil 34, Tsygankov 53, Ruiz 56, Stuani 90/
Las Palmas - Real Madrid 1-1 (1-0)
/Moleiro 5 - Vinicius 69 pen/
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