Real Mallorca 3 - Rayo Vallecano 0
A third successive home win under Martin Demichelis (and the first clean sheet we’ve managed in 2026) powered Real Mallorca out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano (who haven’t won in Palma since Jesus was a carpenter!).
A crowd of 16,323 was a good turnout on a wet and windy Sunday afternoon with the Son Moix full of various coloured umbrellas, most users of which had no idea how to operate them without poking the eyes out of the person sitting next to them!
After the results in the relegation zone went against us on Saturday night, it was imperative we beat Rayo Vallecano to move back up the table. Demichelis picked more or less the same side that beat Real Madrid 2-1, the only change being Alaro’s David Lopez replacing the suspended Valjent. Mallorca played a superb first half in which they proved that our players are in fact good enough, the real problem this season was our last coach Arrasate who left the team in a state of collapse.
Muriqi again was a Colossus for Real Mallorca, scoring two brilliant goals in the space of four first half minutes and in doing so is now the player with the most goals in the history of Real Mallorca, 55, surpassing Samuel Eto’o’s 54. His first goal came from a corner with Muriqi scoring with a trademark header. A few minutes later came the second and it was a worldy. Zito Luvumbo (what a difference he’s made to the team) delivered the perfect cross which Muriqi banged in, 2-0. That was followed by our Ultras chanting “Muriqi Ballon D’Or”. That goal brought the big Kosovan’s league tally this season to 21, just two behind Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe.
In the second half, Mallorca continued to dominate as Demichalis shuffled the “bench-pack”, bringing on Jan Virgili for Luvumbo, who had taken a knock to the head. The young Catalan winger, with his mum sitting high in the stand watching on, finished off a delightful cross from a Pablo Torre set piece to score his first goal for Mallorca, 3-0.
Walking out of a soggy Son Moix after the game felt fantastic. It wasn’t just three golden points, it was a statement win. At last Mallorquinistas had a moment to believe again. When Muriqi scored the opening goal, the Son Moix erupted. Then when Rayo went to regroup, he did it again. On Sunday Muriqi cemented his place in a Mallorca shirt. Supporting this holiday island football club isn’t always easy, but days like this remind you why it’s worth it. Visca Mallorca!
Next up another home game against Valencia on Tuesday, April 21, at 7pm.