{"id":29887,"date":"2025-08-30T19:32:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T23:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/vinicius-shines-and-xabi-alonso-celebrates-real-madrid-defeats-mallorca\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T19:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T23:32:31","slug":"vinicius-shines-and-xabi-alonso-celebrates-real-madrid-defeats-mallorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/vinicius-shines-and-xabi-alonso-celebrates-real-madrid-defeats-mallorca\/","title":{"rendered":"Vin\u00edcius shines and Xabi Alonso celebrates: Real Madrid defeats Mallorca"},"content":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso praised Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior&#8217;s performance after the match where the Real Madrid forward celebrated his return to the team with a crucial goal in the 2-1 victory over Mallorca on Saturday.\n\nThe Real Madrid found themselves behind after Vedat Muriqi&#8217;s header for Mallorca at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u. However, in a minute, goals from Arda G\u00fcler and Vin\u00edcius turned the score around.\n\nThis was the second goal in two games for Vin\u00edcius, who also scored from the bench last week against Real Oviedo, ensuring that Madrid reaches the international break with three consecutive victories in LaLiga.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The confirmed Champions League match schedule.<\/li><li>Madrid will face Liverpool and City in a challenging Champions League draw.<\/li><li>Madrid&#8217;s Alonso: Ceballos stays, transfers are done.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Vin\u00edcius played well. It was a better match for him than against Osasuna and it was an important goal to put us ahead&#8230; I am happy with Vini&#8217;s game, he is scoring goals and that is important.<\/p><cite>Xabi Alonso<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nMadrid had three goals disallowed by VAR against Mallorca: two for Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, for offside, and one for G\u00fcler for involuntary handball.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0830%2Fr1538934_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior scored Real Madrid&#039;s decisive goal in their win over Mallorca.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior anot\u00f3 el gol decisivo del Real Madrid en su victoria sobre Mallorca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nAlonso expressed his satisfaction with his team&#8217;s trajectory so far, with the three victories prior to the break, after a shortened pre-season.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I would like to move forward and have the players here. But we knew that in these three matches, after a mini pre-season, it was important to compete, keep improving things, defining the path we want.<\/p><cite>Xabi Alonso<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nReal Madrid will return to action on September 13, when they visit Real Sociedad.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabi Alonso praised Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior&#8217;s performance after the match where the Real Madrid forward celebrated his return to the team with a crucial goal in the 2-1 victory over Mallorca on Saturday. The Real Madrid found themselves behind after Vedat Muriqi&#8217;s header for Mallorca at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u. 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