The French are in the spotlight in Spain this Saturday. After Antoine Griezmann’s double against Girona, it’s Aurélien Tchouaméni’s turn to show off. The Frenchman gave victory to Real Madrid thanks to a cannonball against Mallorca and allows his team to be eleven points ahead of FC Barcelona, who plays in Cádiz at 9 p.m. in the race for the La Liga title.
In a meeting with very little rhythm and few opportunities (zero shots on target for Real Madrid in 45 minutes), the French international woke up the Mallorcan stadium by sending a powerful strike, slightly deflected 35 m from the cages, which was lodged in the left corner of Rajkovic (48th). He thus scored his third goal of the season in La Liga.
Absent this Wednesday in the Champions League
While his midfielder is in great shape, Carlo Ancelotti will not be able to count on him on Wednesday during the quarter return of the Champions League against Manchester City. He is in fact suspended for accumulating yellow cards.
[⚽️ VIDÉO BUT] 🇪🇸 #LALIGA
😱 TCOUAMÉNI, what is this crazy goal!??
🚀 The Frenchman sends an INCREDIBLE STRIKE into the Mallorca nets!
🤯 1-0 for Real Madrid!https://t.co/I6FZ5GHUSK— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) April 13, 2024
Much more offensive, the Madrilenians then came up against the Serbian goalkeeper with several missed opportunities from Brahim Diaz (55th, 62nd), Vinicius (67th, 73rd) or Valverde, who missed the empty goal after dribbling past the goalkeeper (71st). A worrying lack of success for Carlo Ancelotti’s men, before facing Manchester City and FC Barcelona in less than a week.
Substitute at kick-off, Eduardo Camavinga came on in place of Jude Bellingham just after the hour mark (64th) and was solid defensively, stopping counter-attacks led by Muriqi. He also put on a show by putting a nice little bridge at the entrance to the area. Enough to make Didier Deschamps smile two months before the Euro.
