The last time Son Moix saw Real Madrid on the green, Mallorca enabled a successful attack on Vinicius on and off the field. On the field of play, Carlo Ancelotti's team lost the battle and said goodbye at that time to a League towards which it is now taking certain steps towards the title. The duel on the island ended up being a nightmare for the Brazilian forward, who became the flag of the fight against racism, and who in the Balearic Islands suffered one of the 18 racist attacks reported so far in different prosecutor's offices specialized in hate crimes, courts of instruction and the anti-violence commission.
“They insult me because I am an important player and because I am black,” the Fluminense attacker said electronically before the Investigative Court Number 3 of Palma after a hostile match in which he received up to ten fouls. No player had earned so much in the League since the 2005/06 season, a time since Opta has records. They accounted for a third of the 29 that were pointed out to Mallorca, which is currently the fifth team in the five major European leagues that commits the most fouls with an average of 15.3 per game and is aware that it is a land where they get stuck badly. way to Madrid.
That plan by Javier Aguirre, with Maffeo and Raíllo as the main protagonists and enemies of the Brazilian 7, bore fruit for a team that is now coming from the disappointment of the defeat in the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao. It is the Mexican strategist's turn to get his players back on track, in the midst of the fight to remain in the league, with another physically tough match against a rival who is crying out for oxygen and who is traveling to the Mediterranean archipelago with his head set on the momentous match in the Etihad Stadium next Wednesday in the Champions League. Without also forgetting the team led by the Reggiolo coach, four days after the match against Guardiola's City the Clásico will take place against Barça, whom they lead by eight points in the standings.
The Balearic Islands' home numbers are quite good, as they have only lost three home games this season, and all of them by a single goal difference. Athletic and Barcelona failed to get past a draw in Son Moix, while Girona fell twice. However, despite the powerful balance as host, a Madrid of rotations arrives on the island that will mix starters and substitutes, and that has only lost two away games in all competitions, recording another 15 wins and four draws.
If the Champions League has become complicated, Ancelotti does not want the League to also become entangled at the most unexpected moment, and even more so taking into account the moment of resurrection they are experiencing at Can Barça. Few First Division cities and teams can boast of having seen Chamartín's team fall on so many occasions: 11 setbacks throughout their history.
Probable lineups
RCD Mallorca: Rajkovic; Copete, Valjent, Raíllo; Lato, Samú, Giovanni; Dani Rodríguez, Darder; Larin and Muriqi.
Real Madrid: Lunin; Fran García, Nacho, Militao, Lucas Vázquez; Tchouaméni, Modric, Bellingham, Valverde; Vinicius and Brahim.
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