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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.

Real Madrid did not start well at Mallorca. The match was just 13 minutes old when Real captain Nacho scored an own goal to put the home team in front.

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Can the tide turn for Madrid here? Vini chases down a ball and collides with Rajkovic in the box, who goes down gripping his hand. It's happened several times, and it's allowing Mallorca to break up play. The Madrid winger cannot catch a break. The centre-back falls to his knees in disbelief! Ball comes in from Kroos, and Rudiger heads it just wide!

Ancelotti will travel to the Balearic Islands without another two key players due to injury, with Eder Militao and captain Karim Benzema missing out due to ...

Mallorca will look to cause Real Madrid plenty of problems, and Vedan Muriqi will look to be the main architect of that. It’s sure to be an intriguing affair when the two teams meet. Real Madrid will be aiming to continue their good run of form when they take on Mallorca in La Liga on Sunday afternoon (14:00CET).

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has been ruled out of his side's La Liga clash with Mallorca.

Champions League-winning goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois appeared to pick up an injury during the pre-match warm up for Real Madrid's match against Mallorca. WHAT NEXT FOR COURTOIS? According to multiple reports, this was due to an issue with his left leg.