Real Madrid beat Las Palmas in a duel that started badly, with a goal 27 seconds in from the Canaries, and that ended in a rout that could have been much greater (the VAR annulled three white goals) and in a party for Mbappé, which was a torment for visitors at all times.
Courtois: I could do little in Fabio's 0-1, I was sold. Then there was a placid first half, in which Las Palmas loomed, but without real danger. And in the second, more of the same, and even more so when Las Palmas was left with ten.
Lucas Vazquez: His first ten minutes of the game were to forget. He was not intense at 0-1, neither to stop Moleiro's diagonal nor to close behind Sandro's center. He appeared in the photo of Fabio Silva's goal and was touched. The team's improvement was very good for him and he began to be seen a lot in attack. He even assisted Brahim before the break to make it 2-1. At the start of the second half, Rodrygo received a wonderful cross that almost ended in a 4-1 lead. He took an ugly kick from Benito that ended in the visitor's expulsion. He left in the 87th minute so Lorenzo could come on, to applause.
Asencio: The first minutes of Las Palmas were also difficult for him, with Fabio constantly attacking the space between Lucas and the Canary. He aborted some actions with his speed and then settled down when Madrid took control. Good ball handling at the start, found solutions.
Rüdiger: Sandro gave him a fight in the first minutes, although he solved it well when the team settled down. He needed to appear more in the first half to contribute from the top, where the team does not exactly have centimeters to spare. He was almost offside, which deprived Bellingham (or Valverde) of making it 5-1 and he immediately left to make way for Alaba, in the 76th minute.
Fran Garcia: somewhat surpassed by Sandro at the beginning, he did not close the cross that ended in 0-1, although he did later abort a chance by Sandro himself that smacked of 0-2. With Madrid in charge, he appeared a lot in attack to combine well with Mbappé and Rodrygo. And in the second half he found the prize, assisting Rodrygo to make it 4-1. With him, Madrid has another depth in attack, in which Mendy does not even look at his benefits.
Ceballos: somewhat cold in the pressure in the first minutes, when he gained rhythm he was better and was essential for Madrid to circulate the ball with speed and tire Las Palmas. And his work without the ball was impeccable, he cleaned up many plays for the team to take off from there. In the second half, their efforts and refined technical actions earned them applause. For an ovation, the one he received in 83' when he gave way to Chema.
Valverde: He was somewhat stopped at 0-1, he was able to put more pressure on Moleiro and his diagonal ended in Fabio's goal. Then he was fundamental in the pressure for Madrid to take control of the match and also influenced the score. He recovered the ball that would end in Mbappé's 3-1 and then served a wonderful pass to the Frenchman that almost ended in another goal of his. He scored the fifth, or maybe it was Bellingham, it's difficult to know, but it was annulled due to Rüdiger's offside at the start of the play. Then he scored one of the goals of the League, a shot into the top corner using the inside of his foot, showing that he is not just about power. But it was also annulled due to offside by Lucas at the beginning of the play.
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Brahim: A little timid at first, he was ruminating for a while that he had the tie in the 2nd minute, but he didn't hit the empty net. He was able to redeem himself later by scoring 2-1, appearing as a center forward to take advantage of Lucas's pass into an empty goal. With confidence, he began to do more things and test his side more, well helped by Lucas on the right. He left in the 76th minute, leaving room for Güler.
Bellingham: great first part of English, which does not need to be marked or attended to be essential. With meters ahead and spark, he is unstoppable. He gave a beautiful ball to Rodrygo that ended in the 4-1 score scored by Mbappé and then disallowed. He tried his luck shooting, he ran into Cillesen. At the beginning of the second half he was able to score in a one-on-one match in which he was left without an angle and could not find the goal. It was not his day to see the goal: he scored the fifth, in a shot almost in unison with Valverde, but the play was canceled for offside. And then he failed to put in a great pass from Mbappé. He deserved the award, but he didn't take it.
-Rodrygo: He didn't score in the first half, but he was still essential. He caused the penalty with which Mbappé equalized the duel and then gave him the 3-1 with a perfect back pass. Also the 4-1 that the Frenchman scored and that the referee, at the request of the VAR, annulled without much sense. He could have also scored in the first half, Cillesen prevented him. At the beginning of the second half he was able to score a great cross from Lucas, but he was not fine. It didn't take him long to make up for it, appearing as nine to score the 4-1 with a pass from Fran García. It caused another possible penalty that the referee did not see. As always: on the left he is more comfortable and it shows. He left in the 83rd minute so Endrick came on.
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Mbappé: Madrid had signed the Kraken and they knew it, they just needed him to fully emerge. In recent weeks he had shown that he was already here and against Las Palmas he brought out all his tentacles to give an exhibition in the first half. He equalized the duel with a penalty, taken like a specialist, which did not seem like when he shot them without confidence. He tested Cillesen several times from afar and on one of those the ball ended up 2-1 for Brahim. Then he made it 3-1 with an exquisite shot from a pass from Rodrygo. And the fourth at will, although the referee annulled it at the request of the VAR. The post robbed him of that third goal before the break, after a pass from Valverde. In the second half, even though Madrid was less motivated by the result, the show continued: he gave Fran García the key pass for Rodrygo's 4-1 lead. He reserved his strength in the second half, but still almost delivered an assist with the outside to Bellingham for the fifth. He deserved the hat-trick, but it couldn't be. Although he didn't seem anxious about it: in a clear counter, he was not slow and passed it to Endrick. So far, his best game in white.
Alaba: came on in the 76th minute for Rüdiger. Exciting return more than a year after being injured at the Bernabéu. Ancelotti adds one more cash. The demand was low, with Las Palmas with one less, but it looked fine.
laughs: He came on in the 76th minute for Brahim. He didn't leave any great details.
Endrick: He came on in the 83rd minute for Rodrygo. Mbappé gave him a good ball that he didn't know how to take advantage of. The match, resolved early, asked for more minutes for him after his double against Celta.
Call: He entered in the 83rd minute for Ceballos. Debut and minutes with the first team for the helm of Castilla.
Lorenzo: He entered in the 87th minute for Lucas Vázquez.
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