Vinicius Junior's penalty ensured Real Madrid left the Estadio de Gran Canaria with a point as they drew 1-1 to Las Palmas on Thursday. (More Football News)
Alberto Moleiro had given the hosts a shock lead in the fifth minute, but Vinicius would net from 12 yards to swing the encounter back in their favour, however, Carlo Ancelotti's star-studded line-up were unable to𓆉 find a way through.
A frantic start t♋o proceedings saw Moleiro produce a moment of magic to skip beyond Aurelien Tchouameni and Ede🙈r Militao before firing low into the far corner.
Madrid would register nine shots in the opening 45 minutes, three of which were on target, but they were unable to test Jasper💯 Cillessen in the Las Palms net.
However, parity would be restored when defender Alex Suarez was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the area, with Vinicius stepping up to score froꦕm the spot.
Kylian Mbappe endured another difficult outi🌟ng in front of goal, with only two of his nine shots on target as he still awaits his first LaLiga goal for his new side.
Ancelotti's side sit fourth in the early-season standings with five points from their firꦺst three games, four behind rivals and tab🌟le toppers Barcelona.
Data Debrief: Vinicius on target as Mbappe's struggles continue
Vinicius h𓃲as now scored all his four penalties for Real Madrid in all competitions, all of which have co🎐me in 2024.
The Brazilian looked Los Blancos' biggest threat🅘 in the forward areas, contributing an expected goals (xG) of 1.23 to Madrid's 2.81 total.
However, it was another night to forget for Mbappeꦑ. The Frenchman is the player in the top five European Leagues this season who has had the most shots this term (17) and who has the worst difference between xG (1.8) and goals scored (none).
