In the 22nd round of the Spanish La Liga, Real Madrid hosted Rayo Vallecano at home and triumphed in a highly dramatic match. In a clash at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the hosts secured a 2-1 victory, continuing their championship race.
Dramatic minutes and decisive goal
The match started as actively as expected for the Madrid giants.
- The first goal: In the 15th minute, Vinicius scored, opening the scoring.
- The return goal: At the beginning of the second half, specifically in the 49th minute, Rayo Vallecano player de Frutos leveled the score.
- The winning goal: In the eleventh minute of stoppage time, Kylian Mbappé took the lead, securing three points for the Madrid side.
Real Madrid - Rayo Vallecano 2:1
Goals: Vinícius 15, Mbappé 90+10 - de Frutos 49
Nervous game and card "rain"
The match was quite tense and nervous for both teams. During the match, the referee showed yellow cards to eight players. With the visitors, Siss was sent off in the 80th minute, while Chavarria was sent off in the final seconds of the game.
Yellow cards: Gumbau (53), Chavarria (57), Palason (65), Ceballos (69), Valentín (72), Batalla (83), Ahomas (83), Vinicius (83)
Red card: Siss (80), Chavarria (90+13)
Position in the tournament table
Following this victory, Arbeloa's men secured second place in the tournament table with 54 points. Now they are only 1 point behind league leaders Barcelona. Rayo Vallecano remains in 16th place with 23 points.
Team composition
While Real Madrid started the game with leaders like Courtois, Camavinga, and Valverde, players like Ceballos, Alaba, and Rodrigo came on as substitutes. Rayo Vallecano, with their Batalla-headed squad, put up a decent fight.
Real Madrid: Courtois, Camavinga, Valverde (c), Asensio (Ceballos, 46), Heisen (Alaba, 77), Bellingham (Diaz, 10), Chuameni, Guler (Rodrigo, 77), Vinícius, Mbappé, Mastantuono (García)
Rayo Vallecano: Batalia, Ratiu, Chavarria, Lejen, Mendy, Siss, Palason (s) (Felipe, 83), Ahomas (Martin, 84), Gumbau (Valentin, 56), Garcia (Pacha, 77), de Frutos (Diaz, 56)
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