Crisis at Real Madrid: Another Draw and Growing Disadvantage
Real Madrid's struggles continue as they could only manage a draw during their visit to Gran Canaria, where they faced UD Las Palmas. The final result of 1-1 leaves the team in a troubling position in LaLiga EA Sports, now trailing four points behind Barcelona, who are the sole leaders with a perfect nine points after the first three rounds.
The match started with a shock for Real Madrid. UD Las Palmas took an early lead with a goal from Alberto Moleiro in the 5th minute. Although Carlo Ancelotti's side improved in the second half, their only response was a penalty converted by Vinícius Júnior in the 69th minute, leveling the score. The penalty was awarded for a handball by Álex Suárez and allowed Vinícius to reach his 50th LaLiga goal.
However, Real Madrid could not avoid controversy at the end of the match when, in the 88th minute, a goal by Viti Rozada was disallowed due to an offside by his teammate Jaime Mata. This incident reflected the frustration of the visiting team, who failed to overcome a rival poised to exploit the defensive weaknesses of the Madrid giants.
With his penalty, Vinícius Júnior has achieved a new milestone by reaching his 50th LaLiga goal. The Brazilian becomes the second highest-scoring Brazilian in the Spanish league, surpassing Roberto Carlos. Only Ronaldo Nazário has scored more, with 83 goals in 127 matches. Vinícius has proven to be a key player for Real Madrid, maintaining a perfect record with penalty kicks in LaLiga.
According to Misterchip, Real Madrid is four points behind the leader, Barcelona, after only three rounds, a situation that has occurred 14 times in LaLiga history. Of those previous occasions, the team has only managed to overcome this disadvantage and win the title once, in the 2019-20 season under Zinedine Zidane.
The crisis at Real Madrid deepens as the season progresses, and the team will need to find solutions quickly to reverse their situation and avoid losing further ground in the title race.
