There was a shock in La Liga, as Mallorca put in a resilient display to beat Real Madrid 1-0, ending Los Blancos’ 11-game run of scoring in away league matches.

Real had already lost Éder Militão and Karim Benzema to injury against Valencia, but also had to contend with Thibaut Courtois dropping out in the warm-up, as Carlo Ancelotti handed Andriy Lunin his first league appearance since October.

Los Blancos had looked frustrated by their hosts’ aggressive approach from the off, and Nacho Fernández made things worse for his team when the defender’s header from Dani Rodríguez’s cross looped over Lunin and into his own net just 13 minutes in.

Fewest shots on target by Real Madrid in a LaLiga game since 2016/17:

 

◎ 1 vs. Villarreal (2020)

◎ 1 vs. Osasuna (2021)

◉ 1 vs. Real Mallorca (2023)

 

Their only shot on target of the match was Marco Asensio’s penalty that was saved by Pedrag Rajkovic.

Mariano Diaz and Rüdiger came agonisingly close in the latter stages, but Mallorca hung on to secure a fourth consecutive home league win, taking Los Piratas to within one point of the three teams directly above them.

Meanwhile, Real’s five-match unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end, as they offered Barcelona the opportunity to go eight points ahead atop the table when they meet Sevilla later in the day.