On Wednesday, 3 January, Real Madrid defeated Mallorca 1-0 at their stadium in the 19th round of the Spanish championship. Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin played a full match for Real Madrid, playing for "zero". The Spanish press assessed the actions of the goalkeeper of the Madrid team in the match against Mallorca.
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"The Ukrainian again performed at a very good level, responding to Ancelotti's confidence. When he had to intervene, he did so with confidence."
Marca
"For the moment he is winning the battle with Kepa, although it promises to be an exciting fight for the rest of the season. Good head save on his way out of the goal, calm in the moment with the rebound off the crossbar, he was fouled in the goalkeeper's area.
The referee did not notice it and the protest cost Lunin a yellow card. He started the second half poorly, which cost him a scare. The bar saved him twice, just before the break and shortly after the restart."
AS
"At the Santiago Bernabeu they have welcomed him as one of their own, you can see they sympathise with his situation and are happy with the reward he is receiving. He showed a mastery of the kicking game, something he didn't excel at Madrid. At the end of the first half, he received an absurd yellow card after complaining about an obvious foul against him.
He was on top of his game to catch the ball after Antonio Sanchez's shot hit the crossbar as it flew into the goal. In the second half, the goal frame was his ally again when Jaume Costa hit the crossbar."
Sport.es
"A few times he had to intervene in the game. He did well to carry the ball out of the penalty area and blocked Antonio Sanchez's cross. Twice the ball hit the frame of the goal. He received a yellow card for protesting.
