Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, April 23, 2016
Real Madrid LWWWW 3
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Rayo Vallecano DWLWD 2
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RMA123
RAY202
Estadio de Vallecas · 13,134 att.

Match Report

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Gareth Bale stars as Real Madrid earn comeback win at Rayo Vallecano

Gareth Bale inspired Real Madrid to come from two goals down to win 3-2 at Rayo Vallecano in a testing workout ahead of their Champions League semi.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
6
6
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
3
60.7
Possession
39.3
16
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
439
Accurate Passes
246
539
Passes
340
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
57
31
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.5
Long Balls %
0.2
5
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
23
19
Tackles
28
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
15
10
Clearances
19

Head to Head

RMA leads series 5-0

Lineups

RAY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Juan CarlosG
  2. 22José Ángel CrespoCD-L
  3. 4Antonio AmayaCD-R
  4. 2TitoLB
  5. 17QuiniRB
  6. 14Pablo HernándezAM
  7. 10Roberto TrashorrasLM
  8. 21JozabedRM
  9. 7Miku FedorF
  10. 23BebéAM-L
  11. 11Adri EmbarbaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Javi GuerraSUB
  2. 15Razvan RatSUB
  3. 26Joni MontielSUB
  4. 9ManuchoSUB
  5. 25YoelSUB
  6. 5Chechu DoradoSUB
  7. 6Manuel IturraSUB

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 2Raphaël VaraneCD-L
  3. 3PepeCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 23DaniloRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM
  7. 22IscoLM
  8. 16Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20JeséLF
  11. 11Gareth BaleRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Luka ModricSUB
  2. 6NachoSUB
  3. 4Sergio RamosSUB
  4. 13Kiko CasillaSUB
  5. 18Lucas VázquezSUB
  6. 17Álvaro ArbeloaSUB
  7. 10James RodríguezSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Real Madrid 0. Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bebé.
  2. 14' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Real Madrid 0. Miku (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  3. 35' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Real Madrid 1. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  4. 42' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Karim Benzema because of an injury.
  5. 52' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Real Madrid 2. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Danilo with a cross.
  6. 53' Jozabed (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Manuel Iturra replaces Jozabed.
  8. 54' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Javi Guerra replaces Pablo Hernández.
  9. 62' José Ángel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Jesé.
  11. 66' Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 67' Manuel Iturra (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 73' Roberto Trashorras (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 76' Antonio Amaya (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 78' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Razvan Rat replaces Tito because of an injury.
  16. 78' Substitution, Real Madrid. James Rodríguez replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  17. 81' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Real Madrid 3. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  18. 83' Razvan Rat (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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