Although the injury situation is not optimistic, Real Madrid's performance in the new season is still strong, winning all six games in the Champions League group stage to advance to the round of 16, and the league is also at the top of the table after 18 rounds. However, due to Girona's strong rise, Real Madrid could not rest easy, and this matchday Galaxy ushered in the 19th round of matches, sitting at home to Mallorca. The last time the two teams met, Real Madrid lost away, and whether Ancelotti could be disgraced has become the focus of fans' attention. From the beginning of the game, Real Madrid went on a rampage around Mallorca, but the latter's counter-attack was bloody. Antonio Sanchez, Samu Costa and Dias hit the post before Rudiger sealed the halfway through the title with a 1-0 win for Real Madrid.
In order to get all three points and get the new year off to a good start, Carlo Ancelotti continued with his usual 4-4-2 formation, with Lunin pushing ahead of Kepa Arrizabalaga to become the starting goalkeeper, Carvajal returning to form a back four with Rudiger, Tchouameni and Fran Garcia in midfield, Luka Modric and Kroos in the middle, Bellingham and Valverde on either side, Vinicius and Rodrygo forming a double arrow.
As the referee's whistle blew, the Real Madrid crowd took control of the initiative and launched a tidal wave of attacks on Mallorca's goal, cheering on the home fans. In the 12th minute, Luka Modric met on the right and sent in a cross that Bellingham could do, but failed to test the Mallorca goalkeeper.
In the 21st minute, Real Madrid's front court cooperated tacitly, Modric made a wonderful pass with the outside instep, Vinicius stepped forward, and his left-footed volley was blocked by Rajkovic in the case of a single knife, missing a great opportunity.
In the 30th minute, Fran Garcia played the ball on the left and Bellingham fell in the box under the interference of the opponent, and the referee did not indicate it. In the 38th minute, Rodrygo shared the ball in the penalty area, but Vinicius handled the ball too slowly, and pushed the shot wide after successive lateral passes.
After holding back for most of the half, Mallorca suddenly broke out. In the 42nd minute, Moranes received a cross from the side of his teammate, and his header bounced off the crossbar and smashed on the goal line.
Coming back in the second half, the situation on the pitch didn't change much. In the 54th minute, Samu Costa made a cold shot from outside the box, and the ball hit the post again and bounced. Carlo Ancelotti was clearly unhappy with his disciples' performance and replaced Vinicius with Dias in the 60th minute.
In the 69th minute, Valverde split the ball in the front of the penalty area, Rodrygo's close-range push was saved, Dias's header hit the post again, and Real Madrid missed the goal again. As the saying goes, the East does not shine in the West, and when Bellingham, Vinicius and Rodrygo are all unable to score, Real Madrid still has a surprise soldier.
In the 79th minute, Modric crossed from a corner, Rudiger scored with a header in the middle, and the ball went into the net, 1-0!
In this way, Real Madrid's points have reached 48 points, and they have also locked up the halfway title of La Liga this season.