Real Madrid draws 1-1 against Mallorca with Mbappé scoring nothing in his league debut.

Kylian Mbappé’s debut Spanish league encounter on Sunday ended in a 1-1 tie against Mallorca for defending champion Real Madrid.

Mbappe failed to score in his second Madrid game after debuting midweek. On Wednesday, the France great scored in Madrid’s 2-0 UEFA Super Cup win over Atalanta.

After beating Atalanta, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti started with Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior, and Mbappé in

“They change position from time to time,” Ancelotti noted of Vinicius and Mbappé. Sometimes Mbappé plays centrally, and sometimes one of the two must occupy this flank without a plan. How they feel matters.”

Madrid took a 13-minute lead through Rodrygo, but Mallorca equalized in the 53rd with Vedat Muriqi.

“We got off to a good start, taking the lead and then had a chance to get the second goal,” he remarked. “We lacked balance in the second half. We could have lost due to back imbalance. The game was poor. We must defend better. Although we are an essive club, defensive balance is crucial.

Madrid’s Ferland Mendy was sent off for a heavy foul on Muriqi in second-half stoppage time.

“I don´t want to make excuses for anything, but we just need to do better and with a better attitude,” he remarked. We can learn a lot from this contest. It is evident where our issues stem from.”

Rafael Nadal, from Mallorca, watched the match at Son Moix Stadium.

Mallorca’s players honored the Super Cup winners by applauding them as they entered the field before kickoff.

Rayo Vallecano, which fought to avoid relegation last season, defeated sixth-placed Real Sociedad 2-1 at home.

Rayo led after second-half goals from Jorge de Frutos and Sergio Camello, while Sociedad only scored through Martín Zubimendi in stoppage time.

Barcelona won 2-1 at Valencia on Saturday with two goals from Robert Lewandowski in coach Hansi Flick’s league debut.

Monday brings Atletico Madrid to Villarreal.