Waking Up to the RCD Mallorca vs Real Betis Buzz
Woke up early thinking about tonight’s match. Grabbed my phone while still in bed, opened that one football app everyone uses – you know the yellow one. Scrolled through the news section like a maniac trying to find lineup leaks. Nothing solid yet, just rumors about Muriqi starting upfront for Mallorca and Isco pulling strings for Betis.
Digging Through the Pre-Match Noise
Checked three different sports sites after breakfast. One claimed Betis was benching Fekir, another said he was starting – total mess. Remembered last week’s fake lineup fiasco against Sevilla, so I ignored random Twitter accounts. Went straight to each club’s official social media pages. Mallorca posted first around noon: Rajkovic in goal, Raíllo anchoring defense, Lago with the captain’s armband. Solid 5-4-1 setup looking defensive.
- Mallorca confirmations: Muriqi up top, Darder and Rodríguez midfield.
- Betis headache: Their page just showed a hype video, no lineup.
Drank coffee reloading Betis’ feed every five minutes like it was my job. Finally dropped at 1:00 PM local time – Claudio Bravo in goal, Miranda covering left-back. Saw Isco and Rodríguez in midfield like I guessed, but William Carvalho injured? Wild. Fekir starting after all.
Cross-Checking Madness
Wrote both lineups in my notebook but wanted zero mistakes. Flipped to that live score website (not flashy but reliable). Their predicted lineup section had Mallorca’s defense wrong – said Copete when it was actually Valjent. Almost trusted it till I double-checked Mallorca’s official post again. Lesson relearned: always go primary sources. Made final notes:
- Mallorca keeper: Rajkovic confirmed
- Betis surprise: Ruibal starting over Bellerín at right-back
Sharing the Lineup Intel
Screenshot both teams’ official posts, circled key players with my editing app. Posted it with a quick caption: “No guesswork here – straight from the clubs! Mallorca parking the bus? Betis full strength minus Carvalho. Let’s see if Fekir delivers…” Added emojis because why not. Got 82 replies in ten minutes arguing about Sabaly’s bench role.
Watching the game now seeing Muriqi miss that sitter in the 27th minute. Should’ve trusted my gut when I wrote “Muriqi needs service” this morning. Lineups mattered but execution? Whole different beast.
