Mallorca nets stoppage time winner to deliver major setback to Real Madrid title aspirations

Real Madrid controlled much of the possession yet found themselves contained by the home side during the initial 15 minutes.

The momentum appeared to shift when Antonio Rudiger lofted a pass that released Kylian Mbappe, although Mallorca players rushed back to deny his effort, prior to Mbappe swinging in a cross for the onrushing Manuel Angel, whose attempt was straightforward for Leo Roman to gather.

Mbappe kept posing problems, connecting with a precise Arda Guler pass and prompting Roman to make a fine save with his boot, before shaping to bend a shot beyond the keeper, only for Roman to react once more.

As the 30 minute point approached without any goals, Roman soon proved essential by denying a headed volley from Arda Guler off a delicate Trent Alexander Arnold cross.

All these squandered opportunities proved costly for Los Blancos right before halftime, as Pablo Maffeo found room on the flank and supplied a cross for Morlanes, who allowed the ball to drop before steering it beyond Andriy Lunin with the home teams initial effort on goal.

Following the break, another Mbappe opportunity was repelled by the Mallorca keepers intervention, representing the sum of Reals forward play in the opening part of the second period, prompting Alvaro Arbeloa to introduce Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior.

Both substitutes struggled to influence proceedings immediately, with Mallorca dropping deep to absorb pressure and counter when possible, though Bellingham contributed to a prolonged move that concluded harmlessly with Aurelien Tchouamenis wayward strike 12 minutes from the end.

Later, Eder Militao misdirected a header from a free kick, but rectified the error in the 88th minute by soaring to connect with Trent Alexander Arnolds corner and rescue Real from embarrassment.

However, that relief proved short lived, as Martin Demichelis outfit pressed forward into added time, and after Mateo Joseph located Muriqi, the powerful striker smashed the decisive goal into the top corner.

This marks only Mallorcas second win from their last eight outings and their debut success this term versus a top seven side at the weekends start.

The conclusion of a five game winning streak across all tournaments puts Real in danger of trailing by up to seven points in the championship fight over the coming days.