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Kylian Mbappe and Madrid denied in La Liga opener

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Real Madrid players incuding Kylian Mbappe (L) and Vinicius Jr react afetr their 1-1 draw on Sunday night.[AFP]

Kylian Mbappe was left frustrated on his Real Madrid La Liga debut on Sunday as a resilient Real Mallorca held the Spanish and European champions to a 1-1 draw in their title defence opener.

The French superstar was thwarted by Mallorca goalkeeper Dominik Greif and after Rodrygo Goes sent Madrid ahead early on the hosts levelled in the second half through Vedat Muriqi's towering header.

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