I just saw Real Madrid's "elite" team get held to a 1-1 draw in their first La Liga game. A few weeks ago, everyone was so sure that this Madrid team will destroy any and all teams that go against them especially in the champions league but here we have a tier 3 team giving them a run for their money. If Mallorca can give them some heat, I'm pretty sure teams in the UCL will do much more. Let's hope it's not a case of Deja vu remembering that Messi + Mbappe + Neymar couldn't shake teams the way we expected them to. We'll know in the next few weeks.
What you wrote above cannot be denied because in football there are always unexpected surprises, Real Madrid failed to win their first match in La Liga because Mallorca defended very well. The recent draw in the domestic league does not mean that Real Madrid's strength and sharpness are starting to decline, any team will have difficulty facing an opponent who places most of their players in the defensive area. The draw that Real Madrid just achieved will actually make Ancelotti maintain the tactics used by his opponent even more in order to find a solution to penetrate the solid defense. This is just the beginning, in the next few matches Real Madrid players will show everyone their true strength.
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After the match ended, Carlo Ancelotti gave a statement about his club, he said that "We are a very offensive team, but the balance of defense is very important", it means he highlighted the performance in the back line that was less than optimal in this match. It does not mean blaming the defenders who caused them to fail to win, but they need to improve their defensive performance.
From the statistics and from the game that I saw from Mallorca, I cannot say that Mallorca was lucky to avoid defeat. Because they were also able to play well and were able to threaten Real Madrid until finally they were able to score a goal in the 53rd minute. Mallorca knew very well who they were facing, so they made very thorough preparations and not only that, the strategy that was planned from the start they were able to implement it well on the field.