Marco Asensio scored a superb hat-trick as Real Madrid reclaimed top spot in La Liga with an emphatic victory over Mallorca at the Bernabeu.
Asensio scored twice in five first-half minutes – either side of Lee Kang-in’s well-taken response for the visitors.
The Spaniard found the bottom corner to make it 4-1 10 minutes after half-time.
Karim Benzema had opened the scoring after three minutes and added a late fifth for Real, before Isco completed a 6-1 rout with six minutes remaining.
Atletico Madrid had moved top following a 2-1 win against Getafe on Tuesday and now sit two points behind Carlo Ancelotti’s side – with both teams unbeaten after six games.
A slip by defender Josep Antoni Gaya Martinez allowed the in-form Benzema to get Real off to the perfect start.
Asensio – who left Mallorca for Real in 2015 – doubled the advantage when Vinicius Junior’s cut-back was pushed into his path by the goalkeeper, and he then further extended Real’s advantage, finishing from a couple of Benzema assists for his second and third goals.
Benzema made it eight goals and seven assists in La Liga this season with a deflected second goal of the night, before Vinicius teed up substitute Isco to round off an impressive display by the hosts.
Line-ups
Real Madrid
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Courtois
- 6NachoBooked at 67minsSubstituted forSantosat 80′minutes
- 3Militão
- 4Alaba
- 35Gutiérrez
- 11AsensioSubstituted forIscoat 72′minutes
- 25CamavingaSubstituted forBlancoat 60′minutes
- 15Valverde
- 21RodrygoBooked at 47minsSubstituted forVázquezat 72′minutes
- 9BenzemaSubstituted forJovicat 80′minutes
- 20Vinícius Júnior
Substitutes
- 5Vallejo
- 7E Hazard
- 10Modric
- 13Lunin
- 14Casemiro
- 16Jovic
- 17Vázquez
- 22Isco
- 24Mariano
- 27Blanco
- 40Fuidias
- 43Santos
Mallorca
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Reina
- 2Sastre
- 24Valjent
- 29Gayá MartinezSubstituted forCostaat 59′minutes
- 3Oliván
- 16Battaglia
- 6FebasSubstituted forSánchezat 59′minutes
- 17KuboSubstituted forMohammedat 45′minutesBooked at 57mins
- 19Lee
- 11LagoSubstituted forMboulaat 76′minutes
- 25HoppeSubstituted forPratsat 59′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Mboula
- 8Sevilla
- 9Prats
- 10Sánchez
- 12Mohammed
- 13Greif
- 14Rodríguez Vázquez
- 18Costa
- 23Ndiaye
- 26Niño
- 28Carmona
- 33García
- Referee:
- Javier Alberola Rojas
- Attendance:
- 20,113
Live Text
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Match ends, Real Madrid 6, Mallorca 1.
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Second Half ends, Real Madrid 6, Mallorca 1.
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Foul by Isco (Real Madrid).
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Lee Kang-In (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Luka Jovic (Real Madrid).
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Brian Oliván (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lee Kang-In (Mallorca).
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Attempt saved. Iddrisu Baba (Mallorca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
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Foul by Antonio Blanco (Real Madrid).
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Lee Kang-In (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
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Attempt saved. Antonio Sánchez (Mallorca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdón Prats.
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Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Santos with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isco with a through ball.
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Foul by David Alaba (Real Madrid).
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Lee Kang-In (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Goal! Real Madrid 6, Mallorca 1. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
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Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
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Iddrisu Baba (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
