Real Madrid enter tomorrow’s match against Mallorca at the San Moix in hopes of opening up an 11-point lead at the top of the table.

Mallorca could not secure the second Copa Del Rey title in their history on Saturday despite taking an early lead. Dani Rodriguez opened the scoring in the 21st minute before Oliver Sancet equalised for Athletic Club just after the half-time resumption. 120 minutes of action could not separate the two sides as Bilbao lifted their first Copa Del Rey in 40 years through a penalty shootout.

Los Piratas are six points clear from the relegation zone but a string of mediocre performances during this period could pull them back to the survival dogfight. Javier Aguirre’s men will hope to have the home crowd on their back tomorrow as it would take a huge effort to even earn a point against the league leaders.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid played out a European classic in their last match in the Champions League quarter-finals first-leg against Manchester City. Both teams shared the spoils in the six-goal thriller as Los Blancos now await a tough contest at The Etihad next week to settle the tie.

Last season’s trip to Mallorca was unwelcoming for Real Madrid as racist insults hurled towards Vinicius Jr. and other players plagued the match. However, Carlo Ancelotti’s men will look to get the job irrespective of the audience’s mood.

Real has the best away record this season, picking up 34 points from 15 games and it is set to be a fiery clash as Mallorca have in turn lost only three home matches.

Team News

Mallorca will be without the services of Toni Lato, Dani Rodriguez and Copete as all three suffered minor injuries in the Copa Del Rey final.

Predrag Rajkovic is expected to return in between the sticks. Jaume Costa will start from the left flank.

As for Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti will shuffle his squad to keep his players well-rested for the trip to Manchester. Aurelien Tchouameni should start the match as he is suspended for the Man City clash.

Eder Militao and Kepa Arizzabalaga might get the nod as Ancelotti will assess his options.

Predicted XIs

Mallorca (5-3-2): Rajkovic; Gonzalez, Valjent, Raillo, Nastasic, J Costa; Darder, S Costa, Sanchez; Muriqi, Larin

Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Lunin; Vazquez, Militao, Nacho, F Garcia; Ceballos, Tchouameni, Modric; Bellingham; Vinicius, Brahim