The 2023/24 La Liga season is back in flames, after a two-week break, La Liga will restart in the middle of this week, at 2:15 a.m. Beijing time on January 4, in a match in the 19th round of La Liga, the champion of the Champions League, Real Madrid will sit at home at the Bernabeu Stadium to face Mallorca, this is Real Madrid's first game in 2014, Ancelotti has just renewed his contract with the team, and naturally hopes to be able to usher in a good start to the New Year at home.
Real Madrid vs Mallorca, Ancelotti has a luxury squad of 1.04 billion euros, with Vinicius, Rodrygo, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Dias, Bellingham, Vazquez, Nacho, Carvajal, Courtois and other stars. Mallorca's value is only 92.8 million euros, which is a huge difference with Real Madrid's, and the team has Muric, Praters, Dadel, Rodriguez, Nastasic, Lello and other fierce players. The value of the two teams is equivalent to 8.5 billion yuan. The historical record shows that in the last 10 meetings between the two teams, Real Madrid has won 8 wins and 2 losses, occupying an absolute advantage.
Real Madrid has won three consecutive games in all competitions recently, unbeaten in 17 consecutive games, including 12 consecutive rounds of unbeaten La Liga, and is currently ranked first in the standings with 45 points with 14 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, which is the same as the points of the dark horse Girona. In the first 18 league games, Real Madrid scored 39 goals and conceded only 11 goals, ranking second in La Liga for goals scored and first in defence, with a total of 13 players on the scoresheet, including Bellingham who scored 17 goals and provided five assists in all competitions, making him the team's top scorer.
Mallorca are unbeaten in five consecutive league games and are currently 14th in the standings with 18 points from 3 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses, five points above the relegation zone. In the first 18 league rounds, Mallorca scored 17 goals and conceded 22 goals, ranking only the third from the bottom in the league in terms of goals, ranking 9th in defense, weak in attack and strong in defense, only 9 players in the team scored, including 8 goals in all competitions, and was the team's top scorer.
The injury situation of the two teams, Real Madrid, Vinicius is expected to return on January 5 due to a torn biceps femoris muscle, and he will not be able to play in this round. Stars such as Rodrygo, Camavinga, Güller, Carvajal, Alaba, Mendy, Militão and Courtois will also be absent due to injury. For Mallorca, Muric, Mascarel, Costa, Valijante, Rato are injured and unable to play.
Real Madrid is the longest unbeaten record holder in La Liga this season, including in the Bernabeu, Real Madrid remains unbeaten with a record of 7 wins and 1 draw, with strong home strength, on the other hand, Mallorca's away results are sluggish, the last 6 away games are winless, and only one away game has been won this season, which is a typical away bug, this round Real Madrid is a home dragon facing an away bug, the strength and weakness are clear, and Real Madrid has no big problem winning. Real Madrid has experienced serious injuries this season, and many of the main players in the team have been seriously injured and have been absent for a long time, Ancelotti has helped Real Madrid through this difficult period with his super coaching ability, so he has been trusted by Florentino and renewed his contract with Ancelotti until 2026, so the biggest boss of this Real Madrid team is Ancelotti.