La Liga newcomers Real Madrid, who just won the UEFA Super Cup, played their first match of the new season away to Mallorca. The Galacticos opened the season with a win in the UEFA Super Cup, but only managed a narrow 2-1 victory over Atlético. Newcomer Kilian McBarbee, who made his La Liga debut this summer, may face a challenge in adapting to the new environment. Analysis suggests that the match will be a battle between offense and defense. It's worth noting that McBarbie has scored no more than two goals in his last three matches with Mallorca.
In the second half of the EHF Cup, Fedaly Gowarwidi and McBarbee stepped up to add two more goals to their team's tally. Coach Antsarotti focuses on a balanced attack and defense, and with the addition of McBarbee, he is highly expected to play in the center of the field. Yunis Oszulia feeds the shells for Lodi Gorgos, while Zudi Binningham plays both offense and defense in the midfield. And Real Madrid's backline problems from last season have been alleviated with the return of goalkeeper Terra Gauthier and center midfielder Ada Miredao. Nevertheless, injuries to Alaba and Kamayunga continue to affect the team.
"The Galaxy often relied on Zudbinenham to save the team last season, and the addition of McBarbee to the team has undoubtedly strengthened the team's firepower. However, he has just joined the team and has yet to fully integrate into the atmosphere and rhythm of La Liga. With coach Fat An's usual solid style, the goal of this match may be to start the new season rather than to make a splash.
Mallorca signed Japanese international Takuma Asano this summer, but he has struggled defensively in pre-season warm-up matches. In the past 7 matches, Takuma Asano only lost twice and remained undefeated the rest of the time. Mallorca have been keeping clean sheets at home and will have to tighten up their defense against a tough opponent in Real Madrid. Expect Real Madrid to win this game and continue to extend their lead.
