RCD Mallorca 1-0 Real Madrid: 3 reasons why Los Blancos' first league defeat came against Mallorca

Real Madrid were the only team in LaLiga to remain unbeaten as we went into the second international break, but immediately on the other side their streak was broken. There are no longer any unbeaten sides in the 2019-20 LaLiga as Los Blancos were beaten by Lago Junior's sublime curler from which Real Madrid failed to recover.

Having gone a goal down, Real Madrid had a scare just a few minutes later as they seemed to have conceded another from a Lago Junior effort. But his dream second was ruled out for offside.

The illustrious visitors threw all they could at Mallorca but the hosts wouldn't budge. With little more than 15 minutes of normal time left, Alvaro Odriozola was sent off after receiving his second yellow; that put a dent in Real Madrid's attempts to salvage a result from the game.

With Zinedine Zidane's side failing to win this weekend, they lose the top spot to arch-rivals Barcelona in what's shaping up to be a close title race this season. Here's a look at three reasons why Real Madrid lost:

1. The red card

A second yellow would prove immensely costly for Odriozola

After Odriozola was sent off in the 74th minute, Real Madrid continued to push RCD Mallorca back and try and penetrate through their defensive set-up. It could be said that it might not have made a difference if the defender had been on the pitch, except for an important factor.

The Mallorca players had fatigue setting in towards the end of the game, with many barely able to stand or move around. Had Real Madrid kept their full complement of players, they may have been able to make the home side pay with nearly 20 minutes to play including added time.

That was a fact not lost on Odriozola as he stood at the edge of the tunnel, peering onto the pitch.

2. Vinicius Jr's lack of end product

Vinicius Jr. repeatedly got down Mallorca's right flank but couldn't create much in advanced positions

There was plenty of positive play from the Brazilian youngster against Mallorca, so much so that most of Real Madrid's attacks featured him alongside Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez. Yet, his performance left plenty to desire.

Vinicius Jr. was repeatedly able to take on his man and go past him, but his end product in terms of shooting and crossing was incredibly poor. He failed to pick out any team-mates from the left flank, even when he was able to penetrate the box. Further, when he was able to find a gap and appear close to scoring, his shots would end up being tame or woefully wide.

Perhaps the youngster will improve over time, but Madrid need him to find his next level quickly or they risk falling down the pecking order pretty quickly.

3. No big chances

Benzema hit the crossbar but wasn't able to bring his side level

The home team had only one shot on target and managed to score with it. Meanwhile Real Madrid registered 12 shots and 4 of them were on target, but none really troubled Manolo Reina in RCD Mallorca's goal.

Lago Junior's goal was born out of his ability to stand Odriozola up and curl the ball around him such that by the time Thibaut Courtois had seen it, the reaction was too late. It was a moment of magic that you just have to chalk off as a great goal and pursue one of your own.

Real Madrid have been able to do that effectively in the past, but failed to do so against Mallorca.

Zinedine Zidane's side failed to create any objectively good chances through the game. Benzema did hit the crossbar in the first half but that was from a difficult chance at best. Clear-cut chances were difficult to come by for Real Madrid.