Real Madrid have drawn 1-1 away to UD Las Palmas on Thursday in the third round of LaLiga EA Sports, a match in which the Whites, who started behind, tried to turn around their apathetic first half with a second half in which they were unable to overcome the resistance of Luis Carrión’s men. An early goal from Alberto Moleiro set off the alarm bells for Carlo Ancelotti’s team, who could not find the key and only in the second half, from the penalty spot, managed to equalise the match. The Whites then woke up, but their attempts to take the three points were unsuccessful. In a brilliant start, Luis Carrión’s men took just five minutes to open the scoring with a magnificent combination between Oliver McBurnie and Alberto Moleiro; The Tenerife native received the ball inside the area and, after getting past Aurélien Tchouaméni and Éder Militao, he unleashed an excellent left-footed shot that surprised Thibaut Courtois. Minutes later, the Scottish striker was close to increasing the score with a back pass that he failed to finish and ended up in the hands of the Belgian goalkeeper. The Canaries controlled the ball and also took advantage of the spaces in the white team, to the despair of Carlo Ancelotti. The reigning champions seemed to wake up after a free kick in the half-moon of the area after 25 minutes; a powerful shot from Fede Valverde tested Jasper Cillessen for the first time, who made a providential save to prevent the visitors from scoring. The opportunity encouraged Kylian Mbappé, who with his shot from the edge of the area forced the Dutch goalkeeper to act, who caught the ball without problems. After a high shot from Javi Muñoz, Antonio Rüdiger responded with a long-range shot that was saved by an attentive Cillessen. Before the break, Las Palmas appealed for a penalty when McBurnie fell against the German centre-back, but the referee saw nothing worthy of a sanction. After the break, Vinícius and Rodrygo, who came on for Brahim alongside Fran García, were given warnings, but it was Sandro Ramírez who came closest to scoring with a shot that went over the bar. Shortly afterwards, Cillessen repelled a shot from Mbappé and Vinícius, on the rebound, failed to make good contact with the ball. Little by little, Real Madrid got closer to the Gran Canaria goal. A header from Tchouaméni that grazed the post preceded the move that equalised for the Whites, when Álex Suárez touched a ball from Arda Güler with his arm and the referee awarded a penalty; Vinícius stood at the eleven-metre mark and, with a shot to the right, put the ball beyond the reach of the home goalkeeper (min. 69). In the next play, Courtois appeared to prevent the second for Luis Carrión’s men, all after Mika Mármol volleyed a long ball in at the far post. The Madrid team continued to try, having another very clear chance in a move by Endrick as soon as he came on to the field. A goal disallowed by Viti for offside after catching a rebound in the area ended a match in which Real Madrid conceded their second draw of the league season, both away from home – after the opening game against RCD Mallorca (1-1) -; now, they are four points behind leaders FC Barcelona. The yellow team, for their part, add their second point to their tally. TECHNICAL SHEET. –RESULT: UD LAS PALMAS, 1 – REAL MADRID, 1 (1-0, at half-time). –LINEUPS. UD LAS PALMAS: Cillessen; Marvin, Álex Suárez, McKenna, Mika Mármol; Javi Muñoz, Campaña (Loiodice, min.81), Kirian (Manu Fuster, min.81); Sandro Ramírez (Viti, min.78), McBurnie (Mata, min.78) and Moleiro (Benito, min.61). REAL MADRID: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez (Carvajal, min.76), Militao, Rüdiger, Mendy (Fran García, min.46); Modric (Güler, min.64), Tchouaméni, Valverde; Brahim (Rodrygo, min.46), Mbappé and Vinícius (Endrick, min.86). –GOALS. 1-0, min.5: Moleiro. 1-1, min.69: Vinícius, penalty. –REFEREE: Busquets Ferrer (C.Balear). He cautioned Mendy (min.40) and Militao (min.88) for Real Madrid. –STADIUM: Gran Canaria. 31,192 spectators.
