<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/08/170px-Rcd_mallorca.png"><img class="alignleft" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/08/170px-Rcd_mallorca-150x150.png" alt="Real Mallorca" width="121" height="121" /></a><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/08/170px-Rcd_mallorca.png"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> </span> </strong></a><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/145px-Logo_Real_Madrid.svg_.png"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9195" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/145px-Logo_Real_Madrid.svg_-145x150.png" alt="" width="104" height="117" /></a> <strong><strong> REAL MALLORCA VS REAL MADRID</strong></strong> <span style="color: #000000;"><strong><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/08/170px-Rcd_mallorca.png"> </a></strong><span style="color: #000000;">Ono Estadi, Mallorca</span></span><span style="color: #000000;"> 30 August 2010, 12.30 AM IST</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It’s the start of the new La Liga season for all the clubs and the opening fixture for Real Madrid is a tricky trip to Ono Estadi to face Mallorca. Like the <a href="http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330012814954/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_s_Champions_League_opponents.htm" target="_blank">recently concluded UCL draw told us the story of what might be the hoopla for Real Madrid this season</a>, the game against Mallorca is going to emphasize that point. Jose Mourinho has only had at most a month to train with all his players. But that shouldn’t be an excuse for Real Madrid and they should be looking to start off the campaign with a win at Mallorca. <a href="http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330011906935/noticia/Cronica/Still_undefeated_in_the_preseason.htm" target="_blank">An undefeated preseason</a> should give them an impetus to carry on that impressive run.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/sports-news-august-2010/image/9544987?term=real+madrid+cf" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://view2.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9544987/sports-news-august-2010/sports-news-august-2010.jpg?size=380&imageId=9544987" border="0" alt="Aug. 14, 2010 - 06320505 date 13 08 2010 Copyright imago Ulmer Football International Season 2010 2011 13 08 2010 FC Bavaria Munich CF Real Madrid Team picture Real Madrid Ezequiel Garay Sergio Ramos Sami Khedira Xabi Alonso Ricardo Carvalho Cristiano Ronaldo rear v left Iker Casillas Real Madrid Marcelo Vieira Pedro Leon Sanchez Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Canales front v left PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxSUI Munich men Football ESP Primera Division 2011 try out Team picture long shot premiumd Vdig xmk 2010 horizontal." width="380" height="258" /></a><em>Group of players who can win it all.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Mallorca have had a tragic preseason with <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jul/22/real-mallorca-europa-league-uefa" target="_blank">news of exclusion from the Europa League</a> hitting them hard. Los Barralets’ financial despairs continue but Coach <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/08/27/2090623/my-mallorca-players-are-motivated-to-defeat-real-madrid" target="_blank">Michel Laudrup will be looking to positively kick off his team’s La Liga season</a> against the Madrid giants. If Mallorca can take an encouraging result from this game, they should be able to endure on that for the next few weeks, as they have easier fixtures coming up.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Mourinho’s own woes </strong></span> <p style="text-align: justify;">Jose Mourinho has a lot of his players battling to be fit for tomorrow’s game against Mallorca. The defence looks paper thin as <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/339505,madrid-pre-season-injury-victim.html" target="_blank">Garay</a>, <a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100818/375/tsp-injured-real-defender-albiol-to-miss_1.html" target="_blank">Albiol</a>, <a href="http://footballholic.net/2010/08/09/real-madrid-defender-pepe-injured-for-three-weeks/" target="_blank">Pepe</a> are all out of this clash nurturing various injuries. Real, having lost Metzelder in the summer and has very few center backs to cover up for the injured three. Mourinho will be using Ramos as a center back along with Carvalho with Marcelo and Arbeloa getting the nod to bomb forward on the wings.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Laudrup’s boys ready to roar </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Mourinho’s counterpart Laudrup will have an almost full squad to stop the Galacticos early on. He will be looking to use his decisive players De Guzman, Diaz, Castro and Webo. Central defender Ivan Ramis is going to miss the clash after picking up a knock in a friendly game and will be replaced by Gonzalez in the heart of the defence.</p> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Possible starting lineups </strong></span> Real Madrid: Casillas, Arbeloa-Ramos-Carvalho-Marcelo, Alonso-Khedira, Di Maria-Ozil-Ronaldo, Higuain Real Mallorca: Aoute, Corrales- Nunes- Gonzalez- Ayoze, Diaz- De Guzman, Marti-Castro, Webo-Nsue <img class="alignleft" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://this11.com/boards/1282982312906043.jpg" border="0" alt="Football Fans Know Better" width="269" height="412" /> <img class="alignright" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://this11.com/boards/1282982848620044.jpg" border="0" alt="Football Fans Know Better" width="269" height="412" /> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">.</p> <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">THT’s PLAYER TO WATCH OUT FOR </span></strong> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)</strong>: Ronaldo tortured Mallorca defence last season with a dazzling performance by scoring his first hattrick wearing the white shirt for Real Madrid.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/pictures.photo/entertainment/real-madrid-ronaldo-argues/image/9602197?term=ronaldo" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://view3.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9602197/real-madrid-ronaldo-argues/real-madrid-ronaldo-argues.jpg?size=380&imageId=9602197" border="0" alt="Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal argues with a Penarol player during their Trofeo Bernabeu friendly soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid August 24, 2010. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)" width="380" height="237" /></a><em>Ronaldo will be all guns blazing tomorrow</em>.</p> He’ll be all up for a repeat of that performance. Watch out for Ronaldo to score a couple of goals in this game and make an avowal early on for the Pichichi trophy. <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>THT’s PREDICTION </strong></span> <strong>Real Mallorca 1-3 Real Madrid</strong>: Los Blancos should be able to handle Mallorca and collect all the three points at Ono Estadi but might concede a goal in the process as their defence looks a little shrill. <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>THT's BLAST FROM THE PAST </strong></span> <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="480" height="385" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BxNomQOw9DY?fs=1&hl=en_US" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BxNomQOw9DY?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>