Real Madrid's astonishing finishing statistics

Real Madrid appeared to dominate Mallorca. Photo: Reuters .

La Liga organizers noted that Real Madrid had 40 shots against Mallorca, but only 13 were on target, resulting in 2 goals by Kylian Mbappe and Jacobo Ramon. The Bernabeu team was also awarded 25 corner kicks.

Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Roman had an excellent day, making 10 saves against Real Madrid. Roman also made 12 saves against Barcelona last month. That was also a match in which Barcelona had 40 shots, with an xG (expected goals) of 3.41.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti will be without Vinícius Junior and Rodrygo in this match. The goal-scoring task will be left to Mbappe and Endrick, while Arda Guler and Jude Bellingham will provide support in midfield.

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Endrick had a rare start for Real. Photo: Reuters .

Coach Ancelotti said after the match: "We did not give up even though we had 12 injured players, something that rarely happened before. Everything was resolved thanks to the good attitude of the whole team. I have never seen any club shoot 40 times like us today."

Mbappe had 9 shots alone against Mallorca, but only 3 were on target and scored 1 goal. This goal helped Mbappe become the Real Madrid player who scored the most goals in La Liga in his debut season (28 goals). The previous record belonged to the legendary Alfredo Di Stefano with 27 goals in the 1953/54 season.

In addition, Mbappe also completed the goal set for the 2024/25 season, which is to reach 40 goals in all competitions.

The gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona has temporarily narrowed to 4 points. But in the early morning of May 16, Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champions if they beat Espanyol at home at Lluis Companys Stadium.