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Japan forward Takuma Asano made his Spanish La Liga debut as Mallorca played out a 1-1 draw with holders and European champions Real Madrid on Sunday, while Crystal Palace’s Daichi Kamada played his first game in England. The 29-year-old Asano, who spent the last three seasons in Germany with Bochum, played 72 minutes at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix where he helped his team grab a creditable point in the season opener against Los Blancos, featuring French superstar and new signing Kylian Mbappe. Rodrygo bent a shot inside the far post for Real’s 13th-minute opener but Muriqi’s header off a corner …

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