Spanish LALIGA

Rayo Vallecano vs Atlético Madrid, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Rayo Vallecano
  • 40': Fran Pérez
  • 45': Óscar Valentín
  • 76': Nobel Mendy
FT
3 - 0
Atlético Madrid

    Rayo Vallecano escape drop zone, stun Atlético in stunning 3-0 win

    Rayo Vallecano took a huge step in their quest to avoid relegation from LaLiga after a stunning 3-0 win over Champions League-chasing Atlético Madrid.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Fran Pérez is caught offside.
    • 4': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 4': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
    • 8': Pacha Espino (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
    • 13': Ilias Akhomach (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
    • 14': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
    • 14': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 16': Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
    • 17': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 17': Rodrigo Mendoza (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nobel Mendy.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada following a corner.
    • 23': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid).
    • 23': Pacha Espino (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ilias Akhomach (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 29': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
    • 29': Ilias Akhomach (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Gumbau with a cross.
    • 29': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by José María Giménez.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Pacha Espino (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
    • 31': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
    • 32': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Nico González.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Gumbau.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Ilias Akhomach (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Isi Palazón.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Nobel Mendy.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
    • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico González.
    • 44': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 44': José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Ilias Akhomach.
    • 45': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 45'+3': Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 47': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
    • 47': Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
    • 50': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Fran Pérez is caught offside.
    • 51': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nobel Mendy.
    • 52': Foul by Rodrigo Mendoza (Atletico Madrid).
    • 52': Pacha Espino (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Rodrigo Mendoza (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Jorge de Frutos is caught offside.
    • 56': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
    • 56': Ilias Akhomach (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Rodrigo Mendoza.
    • 56': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Obed Vargas replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
    • 56': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Álex Baena.
    • 58': Foul by Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 58': Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano). Assisted by Thiago Almada.
    • 59': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ilias Akhomach.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano). Assisted by Thiago Almada.
    • 62': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Augusto Batalla.
    • 63': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Johnny Cardoso.
    • 63': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ademola Lookman replaces Clément Lenglet.
    • 64': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pedro Díaz replaces Isi Palazón.
    • 64': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Jozhua Vertrouwd replaces Jorge de Frutos.
    • 64': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García replaces Fran Pérez.
    • 70': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
    • 70': Ilias Akhomach (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 74': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Ilias Akhomach.
    • 75': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
    • 76': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 3, Atletico Madrid 0. Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro García with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 77': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
    • 80': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 80': Obed Vargas (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 81': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 82': Attempt saved. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano). Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross.
    • 83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Gerard Gumbau.
    • 85': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 87': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
    • 87': Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
    • 90': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 90'+2': Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 3, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 3, Atletico Madrid 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 10
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    6 Saves 3
    58.9 Possession 41.1
    9 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    413 Accurate Passes 286
    486 Passes 354
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    36 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    66 Long Balls 48
    47 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    11 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 10
    23 Effective Clearances 38
    23 Clearances 38

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
    Location: Leganés, Madrid, Spain
    Attendance: 5,335

    LALIGA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 26 +45 64
    2 Real Madrid 26 +32 60
    3 Atlético Madrid 26 +20 51
    4 Villarreal 26 +17 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    13 Augusto Batalla (GK)
    32 Nobel Mendy
    24 Florian Lejeune
    23 Óscar Valentín
    22 Pacha Espino
    2 Andrei Ratiu
    15 Gerard Gumbau
    7 Isi Palazón
    21 Fran Pérez
    12 Ilias Akhomach
    19 Jorge de Frutos
    Rayo Vallecano Substitutes:
    Abdul Mumin, Randy Nteka, Álvaro García, Óscar Trejo, Luiz Felipe, Unai López, Iván Balliu, Juanpe, Jozhua Vertrouwd, Alexandre Alemão, Sergio Camello, Pedro Díaz.

    ATM Atlético Madrid (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    13 Jan Oblak (GK)
    15 Clément Lenglet
    2 José María Giménez
    5 Johnny Cardoso Yellow Card
    3 Matteo Ruggeri
    16 Nahuel Molina
    10 Álex Baena
    4 Rodrigo Mendoza Yellow Card
    23 Nicolás González
    11 Thiago Almada
    9 Alexander Sørloth
    Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
    Dávid Hancko, Julián Álvarez, Juan Musso, Robin Le Normand, Antoine Griezmann, Koke, Salvi Esquivel, Giuliano Simeone, Obed Vargas, Marc Pubill, Ademola Lookman, Marcos Llorente.

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