Mallorca vs Real Madrid

As expected, Rodrygo Goes has been selected to replace Karim Benzema in the lineup. The Brazilian attacker completed some very good performances in that role ...

[ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/0J9VgN?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D23350407%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmanagingmadrid.com%5Bd%5DD) As expected, Rodrygo Goes has been selected to replace Karim Benzema in the lineup.

It is expected that Real Mallorca's starting XI will be: Predrag Rajkovic; Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Antonio Raillo, Matija Nastasic, Jaume Costa; Dani ...

That works out as 13:00 GMT in the United Kingdom, where the game will be on LaLigaTV, while it's a 08:00 ET kick-off time in the USA, where this early morning LaLiga Santander match will be broadcast online on ESPN+. You can see more time zones in this graphic provided by Real Madrid. This, then, is our Real Mallorca vs Real Madrid live blog, the space where we'll have all the live information on this LaLiga Santander game. The start time for this game is 14:00 CET, which is the local time in Spain. The Real Madrid starting XI is out The Real Mallorca starting XI is announced as well

Real Madrid travel to Mallorca hoping to cut the gap to LaLiga leaders Barcelona to two points. Kick-off at 8am ET.

You get the feeling this is another must-win game for Madrid and when they must win, they tend to find a way. I can confirm that it's not always the case but it looks to be a beautiful winter's day for a game of soccer in Mallorca! If you’re watching from the United States, there is a way and this is it! And it looks as if he'll be forced to sit out the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup (more on that coming up). The Brazilian looks to be the worst affected after being substituted with a thigh problem after only half-an-hour of that game. The Austrian missed a total of seven matches due to a calf injury, including the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, but now is back in business. Eden Hazard has admitted himself that he's not the player he used to be, which is a real shame, as he was superb to watch at his peak. It's fair to say that they've had their ups and downs this season; they took just one point from four matches at the start of October and then followed that up with a five wins in six games (which included two Copa del Rey ties against lower-league opposition). Now, they appear to have battled their way back into form, with a come-from-behind Copa del Rey win against Villarreal the catalyst for a run of four wins and a draw in five matches. This one doesn't give much away but interesting to see that in the modern millionaires'/billionaires' world of soccer, there are still some top clubs that have wooden benches like the ones I got changed beside when I was at the peak of my (rather unimpressive) career. With so many games on the horizon, that could be a nightmare for Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid. On Thursday, Carlo Ancelotti's men played the first of a possible 10 matches in 32 days, which will include LaLiga (obviously), a minimum of one and a maximum of two games at the FIFA Club World Cup, which they'll be leaving for after the game in Palma, and the Champions League, which starts back up again on 21 February (against Liverpool).