Real Madrid defeated Mallorca with great merit tonight, in a match that had everything, although Madrid’s victory was never at risk.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men were superior from start to finish against the Balearic Islands, although they did not have the offensive clarity expected at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
“We suffered even though we started very well. We were able to open the scoring in the first half. It was a demanding match because Mallorca defended very well, closed the spaces and looked for their opportunities with crosses. They created problems for us on a couple of occasions We have not played at our best level, but we have seen a good version of the team and we have deserved to win. At the back we have done well after Tchouameni’s injury, Raúl Asencio has played well against Barcelona. So It’s football,” said the Italian coach at a press conference.
However, it is time to forget about Mallorca and think about the final of the Spanish Super Cup, especially because the team will have to increase its level to defeat the Catalans this Sunday.
Barcelona is the entity with the most titles (14) in the Spanish Super Cup, while Real Madrid has 13, so the Madridistas will look for a new title in the tournament and equal the Catalan line, although the whites are a team with more successes in the new format of the competition (2020, 2022 and 2024).
This demand and need of both clubs ensures that everything is of maximum equality, something that has been spoken about Jorge Valdano in ‘Movistar’.
“Evenly matched, with very unbalanced individualities on both teams. Watching that duel between Lamine Yamal and Vinicius is enough to rent balconies. Barcelona is better than it seems, against Atlético, although they lost they did very well. Real Madrid continues to get along very well with the results, they look at the world from the top of the classification table and that is always very reassuring.“were the words of the Argentine commentator, who believes that the whites have a lot of room for improvement, which will increase their chances of success in the final at the King Abdullah Sports City.
Olmo Case
From Real Madrid, no one wants to talk about what happened with the Higher Sports Council and the registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor, who will be able to play in Sunday’s final in Jeddah.
Carlo Ancelotti has been very clear and has expressed that “I don’t want to talk about this topic, but I think… Obviously I think. Giving an opinion on this topic is complicated and I don’t want to talk about it. Everyone has their opinion. I have an official public profile and I don’t want to give an opinion. I keep what I think to myself.”
Beyond the words of the Italian coach, Jorge Valdano did speak out and assured that “He will have more weight off the field than on the field, I have no doubts”referring to Dani Olmo, which is a hard blow for the footballer, Joan Laporta and all of Barcelona fans.
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