Mallorca vs Real Madrid

Real Madrid travel to Mallorca hoping to cut the gap to LaLiga leaders Barcelona to two points. Kick-off at 8am ET.

You get the feeling this is another must-win game for Madrid and when they must win, they tend to find a way. I can confirm that it's not always the case but it looks to be a beautiful winter's day for a game of soccer in Mallorca! If you’re watching from the United States, there is a way and this is it! And it looks as if he'll be forced to sit out the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup (more on that coming up). The Brazilian looks to be the worst affected after being substituted with a thigh problem after only half-an-hour of that game. The Austrian missed a total of seven matches due to a calf injury, including the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, but now is back in business. Eden Hazard has admitted himself that he's not the player he used to be, which is a real shame, as he was superb to watch at his peak. It's fair to say that they've had their ups and downs this season; they took just one point from four matches at the start of October and then followed that up with a five wins in six games (which included two Copa del Rey ties against lower-league opposition). Now, they appear to have battled their way back into form, with a come-from-behind Copa del Rey win against Villarreal the catalyst for a run of four wins and a draw in five matches. This one doesn't give much away but interesting to see that in the modern millionaires'/billionaires' world of soccer, there are still some top clubs that have wooden benches like the ones I got changed beside when I was at the peak of my (rather unimpressive) career. With so many games on the horizon, that could be a nightmare for Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid. On Thursday, Carlo Ancelotti's men played the first of a possible 10 matches in 32 days, which will include LaLiga (obviously), a minimum of one and a maximum of two games at the FIFA Club World Cup, which they'll be leaving for after the game in Palma, and the Champions League, which starts back up again on 21 February (against Liverpool).

What's the confirmed line-up for RCD Mallorca vs Real Madrid at La Liga? Mallorca Starting XI (5-3-2): Rajkovic (goalkeeper); Maffeo, Gonzalez, Raillo, Nastastic, Costa (defenders); Rodriguez, Baba ...

Real Madrid is off to the Balearic Islands to face RCD Mallorca in an effort to win back-to-back La Liga games. The ECB mechanism is for borrowings in foreign currency. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). Further, the live stream is available on ESPN+ and La Liga TV. Despite this setback, RCD Mallorca has been performing strongly this season, earning 25 points from 19 games to sit in the middle of the standings. On the other hand, Mallorca had a disappointing 2-0 loss to relegation-threatened Cadiz in their previous match.

Sunday's La Liga action begins at the Estadi Son Moix, where mid-table Mallorca will entertain reigning champions Real Madrid.

With Barcelona five points ahead at this stage, Real Madrid doesn't have much room for mistakes if they want to defend their La Liga crown this season. But, with half the campaign still to go, there are still many twists and turns left in this title race.Mallorca, meanwhile, suffered a very disappointing 2-0 at the hands relegation-zoned Cadiz in their last fixture. Real Madrid will make the trip to the Balearic Islands to lock horns with RCD Mallorca, looking to win back-to-back games in La Liga.

Real Madrid slipped up in their bid to retain the LaLiga title after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat at Mallorca on Sunday. Mallorca took the lead in the 13th ...

[Karim Benzema](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/46858/Karim-Benzema) was also missing through injury, and Madrid is hopeful both the striker and Courtois will return to action in time to face [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) in the Champions League later this month. It was hard to play in between the lines. "They scored early and then it was difficult, a lot of fouls, the game stopping a lot, players going down. "It happens in football, I went for it with my head and it went in," Nacho said when asked about his own goal after the game. The penalty was a ball in behind. [Thibaut Courtois](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134283/Thibaut-Courtois) suffered an injury before the match and was replaced by [Andriy Lunin](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/257237/Andriy-Lunin).