Bellingham, Rodrygo take Real Madrid to final against Barca

Fielding almost their strongest lineup when hosting Mallorca in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final, Real Madrid had no difficulty dominating the game.

The Royal team launched a massive attack and within the first 15 minutes of the match, they launched 7 shots towards Mallorca's goal but could not score.

In the later part of the first half, Los Blancos maintained the pressure but Mbappe, Vinicius, Bellingham and even Rodrygo could not penetrate the opponent's net.

According to statistics, in this match, coach Carlo Ancelotti's team held the ball 65% of the time, had a total of 28 shots, 11 of which were on target.

It must also be said that the brilliance of goalkeeper Dominik Greif with 9 saves discouraged Mbappe and Vinicius. However, he could not prevent Bellingham from breaking the deadlock in the 63rd minute.

Vinicius dribbled the ball close to the byline and crossed for Rodrygo to head but it was not past the post. Mbappe's follow-up shot was not past goalkeeper Greif and it was not until Bellingham scored that the home team's net shook.

In the third minute of injury time of the second half, Valjent clumsily scored an own goal in an attempt to block Brahim Diaz's pass, giving Real a second goal.

Not stopping there, before the match ended, Rodrygo still had time to shine. Lucas Vazquez crossed the ball from the right wing for Rodrygo to run down the second post, and score from close range to make it 3-0.

The resounding victory puts Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final, where they will face arch-rivals Barca on January 13.

Score:Bellingham (63'), Valjent (90'+3, own goal), Rodrygo (90'+5)

Line-up:

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1):Thibaut Courtois, Lucas Vázquez, Aurelien Tchouameni (Raul Asencio 55'), Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy, Federico Valverde (Ceballos 75'), Eduardo Camavinga, Rodrygo, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior (Brahim Diaz 88'), Kylian Mbappe.

Mallorca (4-4-2):Dominik Greif, Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Antonio Raíllo (Copete 34'), Johan Mojica, Dani Rodríguez (Prats 81'), Manu Morlanes (Samu Costa 71'), Omar Mascarell, Sergi Darder (Asano 71'), Cyle Larin (Navarro 70'), Vedat Muriqi.