Real Madrid weren't able to make a winning start in LaLiga following a 1-1 draw against Mallorca on Sunday evening.
Marquee signing Kylian Mbappe picked out the eleven of Madrid, who by the way included other star names such as Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Thibaut Courtois in goal.
Brazilian-born Rodrygo, who have grown in leaps and bounds over the last season, came good over ten minutes in where he managed to place a delicate curler from the area past Dominik Greif.
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Vinicius , who provided the assist for the opener, looked to make his presence known again with a clever chipped pass towards Mbappe but Mallorca cleared.
The host were close to going level after a subdued start and a shot from Dani Rodriguez from clever bit of play brought some nervousness, but Courtois wasn't troubled.
Both teams made were unchanged ahead of the second period, as the host chased a comeback with Los Blancos keen to hold ground.
Madrid were unable to maintain the ascendancy as the host restored parity when Verdat Muriqi rose highest to meet a corner from Rodriguez to nod in from point-blank range.
Los Blancos came close to going back ahead a little to the closing spell as Mbappe dummied a couple of bodies to cut inside and fired off the woodwork.
The reigning champions made a substitution moments apart when the midfield veteran Luka Modric came on for Aurelien Tchouameni.
There was a bit of drama at the end that left Los Blancos a man short after Ferland Mendy saw red for a late challenge, which proved to be the final act of the encounter as the two sides settled for a share of the spoils.