Real Madrid

2022 - 9 - 11

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Valverde, Rodrygo prove too much as Real Madrid made to work for ... (ESPN)

Fede Valverde and Rodrygo were the standout players as Real Madrid made it five wins from five, beating Mallorca 4-1 after conceding first.

[Eden Hazard](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/101390/Eden-Hazard). The home side got an early scare when Muriqi got away from Rudiger, who was making his first start at the Bernabeu a month into the new season, inside the first minute and [Thibaut Courtois](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134283/Thibaut-Courtois) was forced to intervene. [LaLiga table](https://www.espn.com/soccer/table/_/league/esp.1) [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) in the Champions League final in May. Real Madrid: Ancelotti's side will continue the defence of their Champions League title with a home game against RB Leipzig, who recorded an impressive 3-0 win at home to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday after a troubled start to the season. "The goals, they were great quality, all three goals (Valverde, Vinicius, Rodrygo). Muriqi, an old-fashioned battering-ram of a striker, has been a revelation since joining on loan from [Lazio](/soccer/team?id=112) in January and already has three goals this season, while former [Valencia](/soccer/team?id=94) prospect Kang-In looks like he's now fulfilling his early promise. "The idea was to move Hazard out of the position of centre forward for others to move in. [Karim Benzema](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/46858/Karim-Benzema)'s injury in midweek had given the Belgian -- anointed by Ancelotti as this season's backup No. [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) [Report: Real Madrid 4-1 Mallorca](/soccer/report?gameId=643814)

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How Real Madrid made it five wins from five games and returned to ... (The Athletic)

From there, it was like an exhibition match for the home side as Vinicius antagonised the opposing defenders with showboating reminiscent of his Brazilian ...

The substitution is straight into the action, taking the ball from Viniciues on two separate occasions. While his goal came from Rodrygo's excellent work on the ball, he still had to beat Rajkovic and he did so with real composure. This is exhibition stuff from Vinicius and the home supporters are loving every minute of it! We defended until the very end and we did well on the counter attack. Valverde was the saviour for Real Madrid at the very end of the first half. "We've been working hard, we've got a lot of pride in the way in which we go about fighting back from situation when we are losing." "Real Madrid were superior to us in every scenario," said the Mallorca manager. When Real Madrid were forced into replacing the injured Vazquez with Carvajal, it meant they couldn't make any more substitutions. That's all from our coverage of a sixth consecutive win this season for Real Madrid. He timed his run perfectly from Toni Kroos’ free-kick and hammered a left-footed volley into the back of the net. From there, it was like an exhibition match for the home side as Vinicius antagonised the opposing defenders with showboating reminiscent of his Brazilian predecessors. Following a sensational individual run from Rodrygo, the Ballon d’Or nominee slotted past Predrag Rajkovic to make it 2-1.

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Real Madrid vs. Mallorca result: Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo individual ... (Sporting News)

Real Madrid were far from perfect at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, but Los Blancos were propelled to victory by moments of individual brilliance, ...

2 hours from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Real Madrid vs. Aguirre's men will lurk in that defensive shell but with a willingness to try and hit Madrid on the counter. They will, of course, have to do so without the injured Karim Benzema and lack a specialist striker in his absence. 39th min: The referee has to intervene as Raillo takes down Vinicius in the penalty area, and the Mallorca defender is shown a yellow card. It's a below standard showing from the Madrid full-back on the play, and Los Blancos are punished. Off a throw-in, Mallorca completely unlocks the Madrid defense and should have gone in front! in the penalty area who provides the finishing touch, and Madrid are finally able to go in front. There's a bit of extra-curricular activity between the Real Madrid man and Maffeo. Vinicius and Rodrygo carved the Mallorca defense to shreds in the second half, seeing Real Madrid come away with all three points. Antonio Rudiger has the ball in the back of the net for his debut Real Madrid goal, rifling in at the far post off a free-kick. Throughout the first half and early second half, Ceballos did his best to pull the strings for the Real Madrid attack, hurling himself at the Mallorca low block, hoping to provide a way through. Modric's introduction on the hour for Ceballos changed the game, as the 37-year-old Croatian calmed Madrid and spurred them to victory.

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Real Madrid midfielder Marco Asensio throws angry strop after ... (Daily Mail)

The reigning LaLiga champions made it five wins in a row to maintain their 100% start, after initially falling behind to the underdogs at the Santiago ...

In this period, he has been the player most affected in the squad and I take that into account. [Relevo](https://twitter.com/relevo/status/1562749836008386562) reporting that his desire to leave came amid interest from several English and Italian clubs, including Manchester United who were said at the time to be leading the race for the 26-year-old's signature. Ancelotti last month revealed that Asensio had hoped to leave the club in the summer with the wantaway Spanish star playing just 17 minutes so far this season 'If he's angry, I agree with him,' he said of Asensio. 'It's normal, it means he wants to play, to feel important.

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Angry Real Madrid winger throws tantrum on the touchline after ... (Sports Brief)

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Marco Asensio was caught throwing a huge tantrum on the touchline after Carlo Ancelotti decided not to bring him on during Real ...

[grudge against the club’s board ](https://sportsbrief.com/football/real-madrid/22008-top-spanish-winger-stirs-controversy-accuses-real-madrid-board-interfering-ancelottis-team-selection/)as he holds Los Blancos hierarchy responsible for his lack of game time this season. "Asensio is angry and it’s normal. [confirmed that Marco Asensio](https://sportsbrief.com/football/real-madrid/22665-carlo-ancelotti-confirms-key-real-madrid-leave-club/) is considering leaving the club this summer. [Marca](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/09/11/631e174622601daf338b4593.html), Asensio was caught throwing a huge tantrum on the touchline as he threw his bib to the ground before kicking a water bottle. [Karim Benzema](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/karim-benzema/), the Spaniard was hoping to get some game-time against his former club. [Antonio Rudiger](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/antonio-rdiger/) were enough to hand Los Blancos the maximum points.

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Vinicius, Rodrygo lead perfect Real Madrid to win over Mallorca (Sportsnet.ca)

Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo scored second-half goals as Madrid came from behind to defeat Mallorca 4-1 for its fifth straight win in the Spanish league on ...

The injury was not serious but there was no official timetable for his return. It hadn't won five in a row to start its season since 2009-10. It was the seventh straight victory for Madrid in all competitions.

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La Liga Santander match: RCD Mallorca vs. Real Madrid (Xinhua)

Real Madrid's Federico Valverde (front) celebrates a goal during a La Liga Santander match against RCD Mallorca in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 11, 2022.

(Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua) Real Madrid's Federico Valverde (bottom) celebrates a goal during a La Liga Santander match against RCD Mallorca in Madrid, Spain, Sept. Real Madrid's Federico Valverde (front) celebrates a goal during a La Liga Santander match against RCD Mallorca in Madrid, Spain, Sept.

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Premier League pause, Real Madrid and Barcelona in form, VAR ... (ESPN)

The Premier League postponed matches while Barcelona and Real Madrid earned key wins. At Juve, VAR may have cost points. It's ESPN's weekend review.

Allegri also made some questionable choices again, such as taking off [Filip Kostic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/174496/Filip-Kostic) when he was Juve's best player. [Brest](/soccer/team?id=6997) was not a great game, and was the kind of match that is easily forgotten. However, Juventus drawing at home on Sunday to lowly [Salernitana](/soccer/team?id=3240) on Serie A play while being denied a late winner by VAR in a chaotic end is something else. [RB Leipzig](/soccer/team?id=11420) were finished and Borussia Dortmund were looking every bit a contender after four one-goal wins in five Bundesliga games? Until Wednesday, their season had been really good with our wins and a draw in Ligue 1 to start the new campaign, new signing (but in his second stint) [Alexandre Lacazette](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/131752/Alexandre-Lacazette) hitting the ground running straight away and manager Peter Bosz enjoying a few weeks with less pressure and less question marks over his future and his inability to take this team to the next level. With Mallorca a goal up and the half-time whistle imminent, the Uruguayan scored a brilliant solo effort to equalise. [Sunday's 4-1](/soccer/spanish-laliga/story/4743783/valverderodrygo-prove-too-much-as-real-madrid-made-to-work-for-win-by-mallorca) win over [Mallorca](/soccer/team?id=84) was an answer of sorts. [AS Monaco](/soccer/team?id=174), but we didn't see it. [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86), [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) and [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160) take care of business in their respective league matches. [Lorient](/soccer/team?id=273) on Wednesday evening looked like a trap but Lyon were still favorites and they crashed down badly with a 3-1 loss. Now the pressure is back on him, as it was back in January. [Teams in trouble](#trouble)

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