Tchouameni strike gives Real Madrid scrappy win

Published on Apr, 13 2024

 

Aurelien Tchouameni scored his third La Liga goal of the season to give Real Madrid victory over Mallorca

Real Madrid warmed up for a pivotal week in their season with a hard-fought win over Mallorca in La Liga thanks to Aurelien Tchouameni's long-range goal.

Real face Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final next Wednesday before El Clasico with Barcelona a week on Sunday.

 

Tchouameni's powerful effort just after half-time took a slight deflection before it flew high into the net.

Real are 11 points above second-placed Barca who face Cadiz at 20:00 BST.

With one eye on their trip to the Etihad, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti took the opportunity to rest and rotate players.

Dani Carvajal, Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos and Vinicius Junior - who all started in Real's 3-3 draw against Man City at the Bernanbeu - were all named among the substitutes.

The result was a slightly scrappy performance as Mallorca, beaten by Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Copa del Rey last weekend, made life difficult for Los Blancos.

The contest was settled by Tchouameni's shot from 35 yards which skimmed off the leg of Manu Morlanes and gave Mallorca goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic no chance.

England midfielder Jude Bellingham played 64 minutes for Real before he was withdrawn and, despite a few late nerves, the La Liga leaders held on.

  • Line-ups
  • Match Stats
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Line-ups
 
Mallorca

Formation 5-4-1

1Rajkovic
15Maffeo, 20González, 21Raíllo, 2Nastasic, 3Latorre Grueso
18Sánchez, 8Morlanes, 12de Almeida,  Costa14Rodríguez
7Muriqi
  • 1Rajkovic
  • 15Maffeo Substituted forRadonjicat 78'minutes
  • 20González
  • 21RaílloBooked at 16mins
  • 2Nastasic
  • 3Latorre Grueso
  • 18Sánchez Substituted forPratsat 59'minutes
  • 8Morlanes Substituted forMascarellat 59'minutes
  • 12de Almeida Costa Substituted forDarderat 59'minutes
  • 14Rodríguez Substituted forLarinat 86'minutes
  • 7MuriqiBooked at 83mins
 
Substitutes
  • 5Mascarell
  • 6Arias Copete
  • 9Prats
  • 10Darder
  • 11Costa
  • 13Greif
  • 17Larin
  • 19Llabrés
  • 22Vidal
  • 23Radonjic
  • 24Valjent
  • 25Cuéllar
 
 
Real Madrid

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Lunin
17Vázquez, 22Rüdiger, 6Nacho, 23Mendy
18Tchouaméni, 10Modric
15Valverde, 5Bellingham, 21Díaz
14Joselu
  • 13LuninBooked at 85mins
  • 17Vázquez Substituted forMilitãoat 90'minutes
  • 22Rüdiger
  • 6Nacho
  • 23Mendy
  • 18Tchouaméni
  • 10Modric Substituted forCarvajalat 86'minutes
  • 15Valverde
  • 5Bellingham Substituted forCamavingaat 64'minutes
  • 21Díaz Substituted forVinícius Júniorat 63'minutes
  • 14Joselu
 
Substitutes
  • 2Carvajal
  • 3Militão
  • 7Vinícius Júnior
  • 8Kroos
  • 11Rodrygo
  • 12Camavinga
  • 19Ceballos
  • 20García
  • 24Güler
  • 25Arrizabalaga Revuelta
  • 39de Luis
 
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Attendance: 23,244
 
Match Stats
 
Home Team: Mallorca
Away Team: Real Madrid
 
Possession
Home 44%     Away 56%
 
Shots 
Home 6        Away 16
 
Shots on Target
Home 2        Away 9
 
Corners
Home 4         Away 2
 
Fouls
Home18        Away7
 
 
 
Live Text
  1.  
    Post update

    Match ends, Mallorca 0, Real Madrid 1.

  2. 90'+5'
    Full Time

    Second Half ends, Mallorca 0, Real Madrid 1.

 
  1. 90'+5'
    Post update

    Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

  2. 90'+4'
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    Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.

  3. 90'+1'
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    Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  4. 90'+1'
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    Foul by Sergi Darder (Mallorca).

  5. 90'
    Post update

    Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'
    Post update

    Foul by Antonio Raíllo (Mallorca).

  7. 90'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Real Madrid. Éder Militão replaces Lucas Vázquez.

  8. 89'
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    Offside, Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior is caught offside.

  9. 86'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Mallorca. Cyle Larin replaces Dani Rodríguez.

  10. 86'
    Substitution

    Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Luka Modric.

  11. 85'
    Booking

    Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

  12. 83'
    Booking

    Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) is shown the yellow card.

  13. 83'
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    Attempt saved. Joselu (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.

  14. 82'
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    Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. 82'
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    Foul by Antonio Raíllo (Mallorca).

  16. 81'
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    Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross.

  17. 80'
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    Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).

  18. 80'
    Post update

    Dani Rodríguez (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.La

 
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