Those younger fans probably don’t remember the dawn of Samuel Eto’o’s professional career as he was struggling to make an impact in the team of Real Madrid packed with many experienced strikers.He then took the U-turn and moved to the minnows Real Mallorca. There, at the Balearic Islands, he blossomed into one of the most fearless forwards in Europe before moving to Barcelona to reach the very stardom.However, Eto’o himself has never forgotten those formative years of his and Madrid and Mallorca’s impact on his development.🎙| Samuel Eto’o: “I will always be grateful to Real Madrid, regardless of the decisions some people made. I will always carry Madrid in my heart.” @marca #rmalive pic.twitter.com/teMknAMyoF— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) October 29, 2021 Tonight, both of his former sides will face in the ultimate game of this La Liga round, with a somewhat different perspective.Madrid are dazzling after that masterful dismantle of PSG in the Champions League on the wings of unplayable veteran Karim Benzema.Comeback to end all comebacks! Karim Benzema hits three goals in 27 minutes to destroy ParisMoreover, they’re sitting comfortably at the top of the log, seven points clear of the runners-up Sevilla and with a game in hand.Their last La Liga loss dates back to New Year’s Eve when Getafe stunned them in the suburbs of the Spanish capital.MALLORCA – REAL MADRIDOn the other hand, Mallorca are going through a severe crisis embellished with none less than four defeats in a row. The relegation quicksand is just around the corner for them, but that’s not the only unpleasant situation they have to face these days.Where were you when you were 37?According to Diario de Mallorca, the club’s boardroom found out that Mallorca’s youth players were reselling the tickets for the Real Madrid tie the club gave them.”The club’s reaction has been immediate, as this newspaper has been able to confirm, and hastened to annul them so that these players cannot take advantage of a circumstance that has caused surprise and disappointment”.In fact, the director of grassroots football, Miquel Toni Gelabert, has sent a letter in which he warns that this practice, which is not massive, can have significant consequences for those who carry it out.”Internally, the club has detected actions of resale of the tickets that we provide to our players for the match against Real Madrid. The mentioned tickets have been automatically cancelled. That said, if it is detected that any player or family is reselling entries, serious disciplinary actions will be applied by the club,” reads the note.LA LIGA – ROUND 28FridayAtletico Madrid – Cadiz 2-1 (1-1)/Joao Felix 3 – Negredo 45/SaturdayLevante – Espanyol 1-1 (0-0)/Gomez 80 – Puado 50/Granada – Elche 0-1 (0-1)/Fidel 11/Villareal – Celta 1-0 (0-0)/Parejo 64/Getafe – Valencia 0-0SundayRayo Vallecano – Sevilla 1-1 (0-0)/Bebe 46 – Delaney 63/Betis – Ath.Bilbao 1-0 (1-0)/Iglesias 20/Sociedad – Alaves 1-0 (0-0)/Zubimendi 70/Barcelona – Osasuna 1-0 (1-0) IN PROGRESS/Torres 14 pen/Monday23:00: (5.80) Mallorca (3.90) Real Madrid (1.60)*** odds are subject to change***
