Mallorca 0-1 Real Madrid: Aurelien Tchouameni goal maintains La Liga title push

Actual Madrid warmed up for a pivotal week of their season with a hard-fought win over Mallorca in La Liga because of Aurelien Tchouameni’s long-range aim.

Tchouameni’s highly effective effort simply after half-time took a slight deflection earlier than it flew excessive into the online.

Actual are 11 factors above second-placed Barca who face Cadiz at 20:00 BST.

With one eye on their journey to the Etihad, Actual boss Carlo Ancelotti took the chance to relaxation and rotate gamers.

Dani Carvajal, Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos and Vinicius Junior – who all began in Actual’s 3-3 draw in opposition to Man Metropolis on the Bernanbeu – had been all named among the many substitutes.

The outcome was a barely scrappy efficiency as Mallorca, overwhelmed by Athletic Bilbao within the last of the Copa del Rey final weekend, made life tough for Los Blancos.

The competition was settled by Tchouameni’s shot from 35 yards which skimmed off the leg of Manu Morlanes and gave Mallorca goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic no likelihood.

England midfielder Jude Bellingham performed 64 minutes for Actual earlier than he was withdrawn and, regardless of just a few late nerves, the La Liga leaders held on.