A goal by Muriqi in the 91st minute gave Mallorca a 2-1 victory on Saturday, taking them out of the relegation zone against a disappointing Real Madrid side that has practically said goodbye to the league title. Álvaro Arbeloa's side recovered Kylian Mbappé in the starting lineup after a month and a half, and in his first few actions, he already warned Pablo Maffeo about the problems he would cause him on his flank. In fact, all of Real Madrid's danger in the first half came from the left side. Muriqi, who faced the match after the hard blow of missing the World Cup with Kosovo, took advantage of a gift from Mateo Joseph to beat Lunin and explode with joy at Son Moix. With this victory, Mallorca leaves the relegation zone and places itself with 31 points, two above Elche, while Real Madrid remains four points behind Barcelona, which could be seven if the 'blaugrana' team defeats Atlético de Madrid. It was a warning. Shortly after, in a Mallorca transition, a pass from Darder left Maffeo in a favorable position, who crossed towards Muriqi, but on the way, he met Morlanes, who made a precise control to face Lunin alone and give a breath of hope to the Mallorcan fans in their fight for salvation. Real Madrid barely had time to react before the break, and after the halftime break, it did not take long for the Madrid coach to bring in the heavyweights who waited on the bench: Vinicius, Jude Bellingham, and Militao, who returned after almost four months due to injury. Mbappé's move to center was not entirely positive for his team as he lost much of his influence in the game and gave more weight in the match to a Vinicius who was slow to win one-on-one against defenders. Arbeloa continued to move his team, although Mallorca positioned itself well on the field, breaking the diamond that Demichelis lined up at the start and giving way to a 4-4-2 with Mateo Joseph and Virgili, both substitutes, on the flanks to support the full-backs in defensive tasks. It seemed that Real Madrid was running out of time, but with three minutes of regulation time left, a corner kick taken by Trent found an unmarked Militao, who equalized with a great header. But there was still the last word from the 'Pirate'. At the 20th minute, a triangulation in three-quarters of the field left him alone against Leo Román, who also showed his card of what was to come with a saving foot. Shortly after, a new mismatch from the Argentine-Spanish full-back left the French striker alone against the 'bermellón' goalkeeper, who pulled out a hand at medium height that again prevented the away team's goal. Demichelis's pupils did not give up possession when they had the chance, but they also felt comfortable with long balls to Muriqi and Luvumbo, a novel duo in the island team that gave good results. The first dangerous action for the locals was a poisoned cross to Muriqi's head, which Rüdiger cleared incorrectly and left Manu Morlanes alone in the small area, but his header went over the bar.
