Real Madrid-Mallorca: LaLiga leader kicks off the year at the Bernabéu
Ancelotti's side go into LaLiga matchday nineteen (7:15pm CET).
Real Madrid gear up for their first match of the year at the Santiago Bernabéu. The LaLiga leaders host Mallorca on matchday nineteen (7:15pm CET). This evening, our team will be looking for their fifteenth win of the season after ending 2023 with an away win against Alavés.
Top of the league and through to the last 16 of the Champions League without losing a game, Ancelotti's side go into the first game of a demanding January in which they will play in three competitions: LaLiga, Copa del Rey and Supercopa.
"We hope to make a good start to this new part of the season," Ancelotti told the press conference. The Italian regains Vini Jr., Carvajal and Arda Güler for a squad that also includes Bellingham, who currently has 13 league goals, and Rodrygo, the team's second top scorer, who has scored seven.
Mallorca
Real Madrid's opponents started the day in fourteenth with a record of 3 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats. Javier Aguirre's team will try to maintain the good dynamic that has seen them go unbeaten in the last five LaLiga matches. Their top scorer is Abdón Prats, with 5 goals.