Real struggles again as Girona claims 1st win in La Liga

Real Madrid dropped two more points as a slightly unconvincing start to the season continued when they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Las Palmas on Thursday night, reported Xinhua.

Kylian Mbappe again failed to score his first league goal for Real Madrid in his third start and Carlo Ancelotti's side needed a 69th-minute penalty from Vinicius Jr to save a point.

The Brazilian scored after Ale Suarez was penalized for handball on the hour, with Real Madrid strolling to level after Alberto Moleiro's fifth-minute opener for the home side.

Thibaut Courtois made a couple of good saves to keep the score at 1-1, while Las Palmas had a second goal ruled out for offside as Madrid is still struggling to find balance between their midfield and attack.

Earlier in the day, Girona got its season up and running with a 4-0 win at home over Osasuna to help quash doubts after a difficult start to the campaign.

Bryan Gil got the ball rolling with a far-post finish in the 34th minute, with Viktor Tsyhankov adding a second in the 53rd minute and Abel Ruiz scoring the third three minutes later, before veteran Cristhian Stuani rounded off the scoring in injury time.

On Wednesday, Athletic Bilbao won 1-0 at home to Valencia, while Espanyol drew 0-0 away to Atletico Madrid and Alaves won a Basque derby 2-1 away to Real Sociedad.

FC Barcelona kept its 100 percent start to the season going with a 2-1 victory away to Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday.