Real Madrid won 1-0 over Mallorca, today, Wednesday, in the 19th round of La Liga, in the Merengue stronghold, the Santiago Bernabeu.
The only goal of the match was scored by German defender Antonio Rudiger in the 78th minute, raising the club's tally to 48 points at the top of La Liga, while Real Mallorca's tally froze at 18 points in 14th place.
The match began under pressure from the visitors, and goalkeeper Andrey Lunin came out of his goal and deflected a headed ball to prevent it from reaching Mallorca's Larin in the 6th minute.
Jude Bellingham received a cross ball inside the area, and the Englishman rose and shot a header that reached goalkeeper Rajkovic's arms easily in the 12th minute.
Vinicius wasted the opportunity to score the lead goal for Real Madrid in the 20th minute, as he received a through pass from Luka Modric deep in the penalty area and received, and shot with his left side along the left post.
Vinicius continued to waste opportunities, as he received a pass from Rodrigo and dribbled past the defense before recklessly shooting wide of the goal in the 29th minute.
Rodrigo collapsed during a collision with Real Mallorca player Manu Morlanes in the 31st minute, complaining of pain in his right shoulder, but he received treatment from the medical team and continued the match normally.
Goalkeeper Rajkovic excelled in stopping a missile shot from Vinicius Junior on the edge of the penalty area in the 36th minute.
Girona's player, Gio, missed the most dangerous opportunity in the first half in the 41st minute, as he received a cross from the left side, shot it and goalkeeper Andrey Lunin caught it, ending the first half in a goalless draw.
At the beginning of the second half, Maffeo took off and shot a ball that passed over the Real Madrid crossbar in the 50th minute.
Luck continued to hinder Real Mallorca, as Samu Costa hit the crossbar in the 54th minute.
Lunin excelled in blocking a shot fired by Antonio Sanchez on the bird in the 57th minute.
Ibrahim Diaz wasted a very strange opportunity in the 68th minute when Rodrigo's shot bounced off Diaz, who missed the ball in front of an empty goal.
Defender Antonio Rudiger succeeded in scoring the leading goal for Real Madrid in the 78th minute. From a corner kick executed by Luka Modric, it reached the German defender, who headed into the opponent's net.
Real Madrid continued to dominate the match in the final minutes, securing the three points and the lead.