Real Madrid 4-1 Mallorca: Los Blancos return to top La Liga after Valverde's stunning strike

Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga after beating Mallorca 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The hosts fell behind as in-form Vedat Muriqi took the Mallorca lead but Federico Valverde equalized before half-time with a wonderful individual effort.

Carlo Ancelotti's side completed the turnaround 18 minutes from time with Vinicius Junior finding the net for a fourth successive La Liga game, before another impressive solo goal from Rodrygo and Antonio Rudiger's opener for the club at the end of the match.

Los Blancos remain the only side in Europe's big five leagues to post a 100% record this season, having won their opening five league games for the first time since 2009-10.

Mallorca hadn't won in Madrid since May 2009, but Muriqi issued a warning to the visitors from the first minute.

Hanging on to Martin Valjent's long ball, the striker deftly escaped Antonio Rudiger's advance before his powerful volley was cleared away by Thibaut Courtois.

Dani Ceballos and Rodrygo tested Predrag Rajkovic at the other end, but Mallorca took a surprise 25th-minute lead as an unmarked Muriqi headed in Lee Kang-In's free-kick for his third goal. the season.

Madrid equalized emphatically in first-half stoppage time; Valverde launches into a wonderful run from deep within his own half, before firing into the top corner from 20 yards out.

Lucas Vazquez curled in a 25-yard effort just after the hour mark before Mallorca squandered a glorious chance to reclaim the lead; substitute Antonio Sanchez fires wide with only Courtois to beat.

It proved costly as Madrid took the lead in the 72nd minute. Rodrygo burst through the heart of the visitors' defense before feeding Vinicius, who neatly clipped the ball past Rajkovic's advance.

Rodrygo then sealed the points with one minute remaining as he launched into a strong, jerky run into the box, dodging several challenges before getting into place, which was followed by Rudiger who sent home a Free kick from Toni Kroos at the far post in the time stoppage.