From Reuters:
Real Mallorca came from a goal down at halftime to hand Real Madrid a humiliating 5-1 defeat at the Bernabeu on Saturday and breathe new life into the title race in Spain.
Real took the lead with a Ronaldo goal after nine minutes only to see their two-and-a-half-year unbeaten home league record shattered by brilliant Mallorca, who were the last side to record a league win at the Bernabeu back in November 2000.
The European champions, who have six games left to play, continue to lead the standings by four points but that advantage will be cut to one if Real Sociedad win at home to Sevilla later on Saturday.
Deportivo Coruna can also move within a point of the leaders if they win at home to Recreativo Huelva on Sunday.
"Mallorca were superior to us," Real coach Vicente del Bosque recognised.
"I'm not surprised, though. I have enough experience to see things with a bit of perspective. Virtually nothing surprises me in football."
Real took the lead after nine minutes, when Ronaldo took a pass from Steve McManaman on the edge of the area, turned sharply and beat Mallorca keeper Leo Franco at his near post. The home side played at a leisurely pace for the remainder of the first half, hardly bothering to look for a second goal.
Mallorca had started timidly but they roared into life after the break and managed to turn the game around by the 52nd minute.
Walter Pandiani took a loose ball in the area and swept in for the equaliser after 48 minutes.
Real were then hit on the break as Samuel Eto'o managed to slide through a perfectly weighted ball for Albert Riera to convert.
Eto'o scored a brilliant third in the 63rd minute, taking the ball on the right of the area, leaving Roberto Carlos standing with a spectacular change of pace and squeezing a shot past Iker Casillas.
A Roberto Carlos own goal made it 4-1 to Mallorca after 70 minutes and Mallorca's substitute striker Carlos wrapped up the scoring in the second minute of injury-time.
"Football sometimes needs the more modest clubs to join the party," said Mallorca coach Gregorio Manzano.
"We played a very good game today. We managed to control the game and, after a nervous start, our own emotions. That was very important."
