Hard Fought Battle Ends In Stalemate As Both Teams Share Points

Vinicius Júnior’s Penalty Earns Real Madrid Draw in Clash with Las Palmas

Hard-Fought Battle Ends in Stalemate as Both Teams Share Points

Young Brazilian Star Continues Impressive Form with Vital Goal

In a thrilling La Liga encounter, Real Madrid and Las Palmas played out a 1-1 draw at the Estadio Gran Canaria on Saturday. The visitors took the lead through a penalty converted by Vinicius Júnior in the first half, but Las Palmas fought back to earn a point thanks to a second-half equalizer from Sergio Araujo.

The result leaves Real Madrid in third place in the La Liga standings, three points behind leaders Barcelona. Las Palmas, meanwhile, remain in 19th place, but they will take heart from their spirited performance against the Spanish giants.

Real Madrid started the match brightly and created several early chances. Karim Benzema came close to opening the scoring in the 10th minute, but his header was saved by Las Palmas goalkeeper Leandro Chichizola.

The visitors took the lead in the 23rd minute when Vinicius Júnior was brought down in the penalty area by Las Palmas defender Mauricio Lemos. The young Brazilian stepped up to take the spot-kick himself and made no mistake, sending the ball into the bottom corner.

Las Palmas responded well to going behind and created a number of chances of their own. Araujo came close to equalizing in the 35th minute, but his shot was well saved by Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

The home side continued to press for an equalizer in the second half and were finally rewarded in the 64th minute when Araujo headed home a cross from Tana.

Real Madrid pushed for a winning goal in the closing stages, but Las Palmas held firm to secure a valuable point.

• Vinicius Júnior has now scored four goals in his last five La Liga appearances.
• Real Madrid have now drawn their last two La Liga matches.
• Las Palmas have now lost just one of their last five La Liga matches.

The draw was a fair result on the balance of play, with both teams creating chances throughout the match. Real Madrid will be disappointed not to have taken all three points, but they will still be confident of challenging for the La Liga title this season.

Las Palmas, meanwhile, will be pleased to have taken a point from the match and will be hoping to build on this performance in their remaining matches.