Vinicius Jr saved a point for a below average real Madrid team that left the Estadio Gran Canaria with a 1-1 draw against Las Palmas to add more questions, poor LaLiga EA Sports starts.
Carlo Ancelotti starting an attacking trio of Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Jr. and Brahim Diaz for the trip to Las Palmas.
In this case, Mbappe has been chosen to play in midfield as the Italian coach continues to search for the perfect balance in his star-studded attack.
Jude BellinghamThe continued absence of has forced changes in midfield. Aurelien Tchouameni associated with Luka Modric and Federico Valverde in the middle of the park.
With the Whites still adjusting to the new personnel in their ranks, they started slowly. Las Palmas got them into trouble early on.
Alberto Moleiro was the first to waste a good opportunity, breaking free from the Real Madrid defence but his deep pass into the area was blocked.
However, Moleiro did not let himself be discouraged as he opened the scoring a few minutes later. Olivier McBurnie gave Las Palmas a new physical element in attack, and he took full advantage of it by pushing back defenders and playing a pass into the trajectory of Moleiro inside the penalty area.
He made no mistake this time, putting the ball in the back of the net with a calm finish. It seemed that Las Palmas would add even more misery to their opponents, because McBurnie had the chance to double their advantage after 10 minutes.
The former Sheffield United striker received the ball inside the penalty area and found himself one-on-one with Thibaut Courtoisforcing the Belgian goalkeeper to make an exceptional reflex save, even if his effort lacked power.
Federico Valverde had the best real Madrid half-time chance, shooting low towards goal from a direct free kick, however Jasper Cillessen managed to parry the ball far from the goal.
Cillessen was present again just before half-time when Antonio Rudiger took a snap shot from inside the penalty area, making a smart save.
Real Madrid improve in second half
The second half brought a much better real Madrid on the ground, with Kylian Mbappé And Vinicius Jr. combining well.
The Frenchman burst towards goal after 51 minutes, beating defenders left and right, but his powerful shot was blocked by a defender before he had a chance to be tested. Cillessen.
Cillessen was exactly the same as the former Barcelona goalkeeper on Thursday night, and he made another save just before the hour mark.
Mbappe fired again towards the roof of the net, but the Dutch goalkeeper deflected the shot onto the crossbar, away from danger.
Arda GülerThe introduction of only increased the pace of real MadridThe visitors' attacking play and it was no surprise when they were rewarded for putting on the pressure.
After 67 minutes, Los Blancos were awarded a penalty when Alex Suarez was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the penalty area.
Vinicius Jr. stepped up the pitch and converted the penalty to make it 1-1 with about 20 minutes left to play.
real Madrid hit the Las Palmas goal but failed to create any clear chances, then in the dying moments the home team had the ball in the back of the net, but MataThe strike was disallowed for offside.
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