Real Madrid will host Mallorca in their second home match of LaLiga season at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid after the Blancos won the first two opening games against Osasuna at home and then last week against Real Oviedo. Xabi Alonso’s side will face Mallorca in the last game before the first international break of the season and then it will start usual intense schedule as Xabi Alonso’s side will face some of the biggest European teams in the league phase of the Champions League. On top of that, Real Madrid will play Kairat Almaty away, in one of the longest trips of the tournament as the straight-line flight distance is approximately 3,814 miles.
Speaking to the media ahead of the Mallorca match, Xabi Alonso said: “The group is demanding, but also motivating because of the opposition. Travelling to Kazakhstan is a bit of a special condition. We’ll have to see where we fit into the competition. It’s something exceptional. We’ll have to make the best logistical arrangements possible.” Here’s what to know ahead of Saturday’s match:
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How to watch Real Madrid vs. Mallorca, odds
- Date: Saturday, Aug. 30 | Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu — Madrid, Spain
- Live stream: ESPN+
- Odds: Real Madrid -524; Draw +488; Mallorca +1388
With two days left before the end of the 2025 summer transfer window, Xabi Alonso stated quiet clearly he’s not expecting to make more signings ahead of the Deadline Day, with both Dani Ceballos and Rodrygo now expected to stay for the upcoming season. Speaking on Ceballos, who was expected to join OM in recent days, he said, “I spoke to him. Nothing has changed. He’s stayed here and he’s just another member of the squad. I’m glad he’s here. The details of what has happened are best left to him, but it looks like the decision is final. He’ll continue to have the same role he was going to have. It doesn’t change my view of him.”
Former Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen has been one of the best signings of the summer so far and the same Spanish manager spoke on his impact at the club so far. “It’s pretty clear that he gives us some very important things. That pause from the defensive back line, knowing how to find the intermediate and long pass; he has this great quality. That’s why he’s an important and strategic signing for the club”.
Possible lineups
Real Madrid XI: Thibaut Courtois; Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras; Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler; Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.
Mallorca XI: Leo Roman; Martin Valjent, Antonio Raillo, Marash Kumbulla, Mateu Morey, Johan Mojica; Manu Morlanes, Omar Mascarell, Sergi Darder; Takuma Asano, Vedat Muriqi.
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