Kylian Mbappe’s debut goal in Spain’s La Liga is rarely scored.
Real, which played the third round of the 2024-2025 Spanish La Liga at Estadio de Gran Canaria in Las Palmas, Spain on the 30th (Korea Standard Time), only drew 1-1 with Las Palmas.
Real Madrid has been on an unbeaten streak, with one win and two draws. Notably, its opponent Las Palmas is a lower-ranked team with only one draw and one loss in the previous two matches. Of course, Las Palmas, an island closer to Africa than the Spanish mainland, is famous for its “hellish expedition.” When Real won the La Liga title last season, however, it secured an away match for Las Palmas.
This game was not just for Real to do its best in the cup competition, but also for Mbappe’s first goal in La Liga. Mbappe scored his debut goal right away in the UEFA Super Cup, which was his debut in Real, but he has been scoreless in three matches in La Liga since then.
Real have come out with a new combination of two-term Vinicius Junior, Luca Modric, and Braem Díaz. It was Modric’s first start of the season, which had been only used as a substitute. With Jude Bellingham out due to injury, he chose veteran Modric as his replacement. It seems that the lineup is expected to release the wrong combination of attackers.
However, it was Las Palmas who took the lead early. In the first five minutes, Alberto Molayro scored with a left-footed shot through the middle of Real’s defense.
Not only Valverde and Mbappe but also various other players including defender Antonio Rudiger tried to target the opponent team’s goal, but it didn’t work. Rodrigo’s shot, which was replaced, was also blocked.
Real managed to tie the game with Vinicius’ penalty in the 24th minute of the second half. A penalty was given for a handball foul by a defender when the game broke out at the door of Las Palmas.
Later, Real pushed for a turnaround, and Mbappe tried to find a defense gap until the end of the second half, but was blocked by persistent defense. Rather, Las Palmas shook the net, but the score was canceled because the offside was declared by a slight difference.
With all La Liga teams having finished the third round, Real finished fifth with five points. It is four points behind Barcelona, the top-ranked team that has won all three games. 먹튀검증
After the match, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said, “It was similar to the last draw against Mallorca. His performance did not improve at all. It is time to find a solution quickly. It is not easy to maintain the same unity as last season.” When Mbappe became a hot topic, he said, “I am looking for a solution for the team, not for one player.”