Mallorca v Real Madrid: Line-ups, stats and preview

Despite starting the latest round of La Liga matches in the relegation zone by a point, Mallorca’s home match against Real Madrid “could be the perfect moment to pull off an upset”, believes attacking midfielder Pablo Torre.

Former Barcelona player Torre and his teammates started the season under Jagoba Arrasate before the manager was sacked on February 23 following a third straight defeat to increase their fears of falling out of the top flight.

Former River Plate and Monterrey coach Martin Demichelis has guided Mallorca to four points from four matches since then, collecting his first win in their 2-1 victory over Espanyol in their last home game on March 15.

“It’s time to show that we don’t deserve to be in this situation… and also to enjoy it,” said Torre, via AS.

“We can compete against them. They’re coming off an international break, which is never easy to manage.”

Demichelis’s Madrid counterpart and fellow interim coach accepts it is “always hard to reconnect” when players return from playing for their countries.

“But I trust how the players have trained, their desire, their attitude, their mindset, and their confidence,” said Alvaro Arbeloa, whose team host Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, then have a visit from Girona in the league on Friday (both 20:00 BST).

“I plan to field the best team I have to win the match, as I always do… there are many matches in very few days, but we have a squad of magnificent players.”

Victory would move Madrid a point behind leaders Barcelona with eight matches of their season remaining. Barca then play their game in hand at Atletico Madrid on Saturday (20:00 BST).

“We have no margin for error,” warned Arbeloa. “We need to be very aware of this when we step onto the pitch, because it’s going to be a very tough game.”

Mallorca v Real Madrid team news

Captain and centre-back Antonio Raillo is out with a knock for Mallorca, who are also without goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom.

On-loan Roma centre-half Marash Kumbulla and forward Takuma Asano are back in contention and the hosts’ five international players – Vedat Muriqi, Martin Valjent, Samuel Costa, Johan Mojica and Marc Virgili – did not suffer any issues with their countries, which Demichelis called “important”.

“Before they left, I asked them to understand the situation we’re in so they could return as soon as possible,” he explained.

“They all did and they were always in communication with us… [they] are available to be included; it’s a personal decision now.”

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (quad) and midfielder Dani Ceballos (calf) are sidelined for Madrid. David Alaba is part of their squad but may not feature as the defender returns from injury.

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Midfielder Federico Valverde is suspended but Eder Militao will return from a long-term injury. “In top form, he’s arguably the best centre-back in the world,” Arbeloa said of Militao.

“We’ve enjoyed him at Real Madrid for many years, and often you get the feeling that there are two players on the field when he’s there.

“He is a game-changing player. I’m very happy to have him back because he will be crucial for this final stretch of the season.”

Midfielder Jude Bellingham could make a full return from injury, having not been risked by England.

“For me, there’s no problem that he didn’t get minutes with England,” said Arbeloa. “If he had, it wouldn’t have been a problem either.

“I’m very happy to see him back in training and now my only goal is to help him regain his best level, and that has to happen by playing.

“He’s been out for a long time – several weeks away – and we’ll need to ease him back in gradually.”

Arbeloa does not expect top scorer Kylian Mbappe to be troubled again by a knee issue but admitted that winger Vinicius Junior is “tired, as expected” after playing for Brazil.

“My friend [Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti] hasn’t given him much rest, but that’s normal,” added Arbeloa. “Who wants to rest a player like him?

“I completely understand, but… both Real Madrid and [Brazil] are teams where the demands are very high, but that’s what he has to deal with.

“He’s an incredible player and it’s clear he’s come from a heavy load of matches since the start of 2026. I don’t think he’s had a single day off. We’ll see how he feels.”

Mallorca v Real Madrid predicted line-ups

Mallorca starting XI: Dominik Greif, Pablo Maffeo, Marash Kumbulla, Jose Manuel Copete, Johan Mojica, Omar Mascarell, Samu Costa, Sergi Darder, Pablo Torre, Robert Navarro, Vedat Muriqi

Real Madrid starting XI: Andriy Lunin, Trent Alexander Arnold, Antonio Rudiger, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, Thiago Pitarch, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, Brahim Diaz, Kylian Mbappe

Where to watch Mallorca v Madrid: TV channel, live online streams

Kick-off on Saturday is at 15:15 BST (10:15 ET / 07:15 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports’ La Liga TV and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.

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Mallorca v Real Madrid stats

• The last three editions of the fixture have resulted in Madrid home wins, most recently in August when Arda Guler and Vinicius Junior scored in a 2-1 victory after Muriqi had headed Mallorca in front
• Muriqi’s second-half header gave Mallorca a 1-1 draw in La Liga when they last hosted Madrid in August 2024
• Torre has scored a second-half goal in each of Mallorca’s last two matches: the win over Espanyol and a 2-1 defeat at Elche on March 21
• Only Sevilla (49) and bottom two Levante and Real Oviedo (both 48) have conceded more than Mallorca in this season’s Liga (47)
• Mallorca’s home league record this season is W6 L4 D4, scoring 21 goals and conceding 18
• Madrid’s record on their last five visits to Mallorca is W2 L2 D1. Both defeats were 1-0, in February 2023 and October 2019
• They are six matches unbeaten against Mallorca (W5) and have not conceded more than once in any of the last eight encounters
• Los Blancos have the best away record in this season’s division (W9 L2 D3, F27 A14)
• Mbappe is the top scorer in the top flight (23), immediately ahead of Muriqi (18)
• Both forwards have a goal conversion rate of 21% in the 2025/26 Liga. Only Celta Vigo’s Borja Iglesias (27%) has a higher percentage, among players to have scored at least 10 times

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