Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, February 18, 2024
Real Madrid WWDWW 1
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Rayo Vallecano LDLLL 1
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RMA101
RAY101
Estadio de Vallecas · 14,354 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Real Madrid held by Rayo, miss chance to go clear in LaLiga

LaLiga leaders Real Madrid were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at lowly city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, a result that could help spice up the title race with surprise contenders Girona.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
10
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
60.5
Possession
39.5
11
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
439
Accurate Passes
265
513
Passes
336
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
24
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
57
19
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
9
24
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
8
15
Effective Clearances
30
15
Clearances
30

Highlights

00:39 Joselu gives Real Madrid an early lead Watch on ESPN 00:41 Rayo Vallecano get level from the spot vs. Real Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

RAY · 4-4-2

  1. 1Stole DimitrievskiG
  2. 24Florian LejeuneCD-L
  3. 5Aridane HernándezCD-R
  4. 12Pacha EspinoLB
  5. 20Iván BalliuRB
  6. 17Unai LópezCM-L
  7. 23Óscar ValentínCM-R
  8. 18Álvaro GarcíaLM
  9. 7Isi PalazónRM
  10. 8Óscar TrejoCF-L
  11. 22Raúl de TomásCF-R

RMA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Andriy LuninG
  2. 6NachoCD-L
  3. 18Aurélien TchouaméniCD-R
  4. 20Fran GarcíaLB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezRB
  6. 10Luka ModricAM
  7. 12Eduardo CamavingaLM
  8. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  9. 14JoseluF
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorAM-L
  11. 21Brahim DíazAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Real Madrid 1. Joselu (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  2. 27' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Real Madrid 1. Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 45'+1' Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Jorge de Frutos replaces Isi Palazón because of an injury.
  6. 61' Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 64' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Kike Pérez replaces Unai López.
  8. 64' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Miguel Crespo replaces Óscar Trejo.
  9. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Brahim Díaz.
  10. 70' Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
  11. 75' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Lucas Vázquez.
  12. 81' Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 81' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Raúl de Tomás.
  14. 82' Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 82' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello replaces Álvaro García.
  16. 87' Substitution, Real Madrid. Arda Güler replaces Luka Modric.
  17. 90'+3' Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+5' Second yellow card to Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid).

LALIGA News

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