Staff Reporter.
Kylian Mbappé remained scoreless and defending champion Real Madrid settled for a 1-1 draw at Las Palmas in the Spanish league on Thursday.
Mbappé, Madrid’s biggest signing in years, is yet to score in the league this season. His only goal with Madrid came in the team’s UEFA Super Cup victory against Atalanta earlier this month.
The Canary Islands hosts took an early lead when Scotland striker Oli McBurnie picked out youngster Alberto Moleiro, who skipped into the box before firing a low shot into the bottom corner.
But Madrid levelled when Vinicius Jr scored a penalty after Alex Suarez was penalised for handball.
It was Vinicius Jr who scored for Madrid, which beat Valladolid 3-0 in the previous round but had opened its title defense with a 1-1 draw at Mallorca.
It extends their club-record unbeaten run to 35 games in La Liga.
Madrid, who were far from their best, had chances to win with Endrick and Mbappe going close.
Las Palmas had a late goal ruled out for a Jaime Mata offside.
“It’s been difficult for us to be as solid as we were last season, “Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. “We need to find a solution quickly, and I think we are going to find it. It has been harder than expected. These first three matches showed me a lot of things that have not been working well.”
Barcelona on Tuesday became the only team with three wins in the first three rounds after a 2-1 victory at Rayo Vallecano.
Meanwhile Girona, the surprise team last season after a third-place finish, earned its first win with a 4-0 rout of Osasuna at home.