Real Madrid Held to Draw by Las Palmas; Mbappe Struggles

Real Madrid avoided a first league loss of the season with a 1-1 draw against Las Palmas on Thursday.

The Spanish champions relied on a second-half penalty from Vinicius Junior to salvage the match. Vinicius converted a penalty in the 69th minute after Alex Suarez was penalized for handball.

Real Madrid had initially fallen behind when Alberto Moleiro scored for Las Palmas in the fifth minute.

This result marks Real Madrid's second draw in their last three La Liga matches, leaving them in fourth place in the standings, four points behind Barcelona.

In other La Liga action, Girona defeated Osasuna 4-0. Osasuna failed to register a shot on target, did not win any corners, and managed only two touches in Girona's penalty area.

Bryan Gil scored the opening goal in the 34th minute. Viktor Tsygankov and Abel Ruiz added goals within a three-minute span around the 53rd minute. Cristhian Stuani completed the dominant performance with a fourth goal in the final moments of the match.