Marco Asensio missed a penalty kick as Real Madrid beat Mallorca 1-0 in the Spanish league on Sunday in their last match before traveling to Morocco to play in the Club World Cup.
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The draw gives Barcelona the chance to extend their lead at the top when they host struggling Sevilla on Sunday.
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The Catalan club will enter the match at the Camp Nou with a five-point lead over second-place Madrid.
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Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said, 'We had already expected a very tough match. We had chances but we didn't take advantage of them."
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Ancelotti could not rely on a number of injured starters, including striker Karim Benzema, defender Eder Militao and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois,
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who was pulled from the squad at the last minute after injuring himself during warm-up.
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Ancelotti also rested midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, who came on in the second half.
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Asensio squandered an equalizer when Mallorca goalkeeper Pedrag Rajkovic saved a penalty kick in the 60th minute after fouling Madrid forward Vinicius Junior.
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Madrid's last chance was a header by Antonio Rüdiger that went deep into stoppage time.