RCD Mallorca 1–1 Villarreal CF | La Liga Round 35

Visit Mallorca Estadi | Sunday, May 10, 2026 – Mallorca vs Villarreal played out a hard-fought stalemate on Sunday afternoon, with Ayoze Pérez’s first-half penalty cancelled out by Vedat Muriqi’s crucial equaliser deep into first-half stoppage time. Despite dominating possession and peppering the Villarreal goal, the hosts were left frustrated as the Yellow Submarine’s goalkeeper Arnau Tenas making seven saves denied them a deserved victory.

Arnau Tenas was nothing short of extraordinary at the Visit Mallorca Estadi on Sunday evening, producing a heroic seven-save performance that kept Villarreal in the game long enough to escape with a point a result that, in the end, pleased nobody. For the hosts, it was a performance full of attacking intent, 18 shots and 65% possession, undone only by the brilliance of a goalkeeper who had no right to keep the score level.

Villarreal took a surprise lead against the run of play when Ayoze Pérez converted from the spot on 31 minutes, coolly dispatching a penalty that gave the Yellow Submarine a foothold they would spend the next hour desperately defending. What followed was a masterclass in rearguard football Villarreal defending deep, hitting on the counter, and relying entirely on their Spanish stopper between the posts.

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Just when it seemed Villarreal would hold on for a barely-deserved three points, Vedat Muriqi arrived to restore parity in the second minute of first-half stoppage time. The Kosovo international latched on to a chance inside the box and finished with conviction, sending the home faithful into relief rather than outright joy a reminder of how dangerous this situation had become before the break.

The second half was more of the same: Mallorca pressing, probing, working the ball into dangerous positions, only to find Tenas immovable. The Villarreal goalkeeper, on loan from Barcelona, produced a string of saves that defied logic given just two of his side’s seven total shots were on target compared to ten for the hosts.

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The draw leaves Villarreal 3rd on 69 points, their grip on the final Champions League spot remaining firm but untightened. For Mallorca in 15th on 39 points, it is a frustrating return from a game they dominated — the kind of result that flatters the visitor. With three rounds remaining, the Yellow Submarine will take the point; for the hosts, it is a missed opportunity to climb the table.

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