Can Real Mallorca pull off a surprise victory against Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana semi-final?
Everyone loves an upset, and it doesn't get much bigger than knocking out the biggest club of all: Real Madrid . That's the task awaiting Real Mallorca , a club that's only in its fourth season back in LaLiga having fallen as low as the third tier of Spanish football in 2017. Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe are the faces of a star-studded Real Madrid side standing in Mallorca's way of a place in the Supercopa de Espana final.
Mallorca may be seen as one of the lesser sides in Spain's top flight, however, amid all the noise that constantly surrounds the Madrid clubs and a first appearance at the Copa del Rey final since 2003 last term has been followed by an encouraging start to this season which sees them lie sixth in LaLiga. Few will give them a prayer of achieving Supercopa de Espana glory in Saudi Arabia, with a final date against Barcelona the likely outcome should Mallorca pull off a semi-final triumph against Real Madrid. However, there's a quiet confidence among those in the camp of Los Bermellones, and while they're a team not typically associated with the big prizes in Spain, their ownership group know a thing or two about winning. We have Andy Kohlberg who was a former tennis player, he is our main owner and president. We have Steve Nash, basketball legend and Hall of Famer. So all of them know what sports is about, they have this passion, they know that they have this long-term view and they have this winning mentality. It's really special to go with them day by day and every piece of advice that they are giving and the passion and the sport and the vision they have is amazing. I think that is the big part of the success of the clu
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