Spanish LALIGA

FT Thursday, April 23, 2026
Espanyol DLLDL 0
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Rayo Vallecano LWWLL 1
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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
4
47.6
Possession
52.4
15
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
215
Accurate Passes
264
295
Passes
331
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
25
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
60
24
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
8
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
47
17
Clearances
47

Highlights

01:10 Rayo Vallecano vs. Espanyol - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:27 Daniel Cárdenas makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:29 Marko Dmitrovic makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:27 Marko Dmitrovic with a nice save vs. Rayo Vallecano Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ESP leads series 4-1

Lineups

RAY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Daniel CárdenasG
  2. 33Jozhua VertrouwdCD-L
  3. 6Pathé CissCD-R
  4. 3Pep ChavarríaLB
  5. 2Andrei RatiuRB
  6. 7Isi PalazónAM
  7. 23Óscar ValentínLM
  8. 4Pedro DíazRM
  9. 9Alexandre AlemãoF
  10. 22Pacha EspinoAM-L
  11. 19Jorge de FrutosAM-R

ESP · 4-4-2

  1. 13Marko DmitrovicG
  2. 6Leandro CabreraCD-L
  3. 5Fernando CaleroCD-R
  4. 22Carlos RomeroLB
  5. 23Omar El HilaliRB
  6. 8Edu ExpósitoCM-L
  7. 10Pol LozanoCM-R
  8. 11Pere MillaLM
  9. 24Tyrhys DolanRM
  10. 9Roberto FernándezCF-L
  11. 19Enrique GarcíaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Pere Milla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Espanyol. Charles Pickel replaces Pol Lozano.
  5. 50' Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Ilias Akhomach replaces Pacha Espino.
  7. 67' Substitution, Espanyol. Ramon Terrats replaces Roberto Fernández.
  8. 74' Penalty saved. Kike García (Espanyol) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Dani Cárdenas (Rayo Vallecano).
  9. 74' Daniel Cárdenas (Rayo Vallecano) Penalty - Saved at 74'
  10. 75' Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Óscar Valentín.
  12. 76' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Gerard Gumbau replaces Alemão.
  13. 78' Substitution, Espanyol. Clemens Riedel replaces Fernando Calero.
  14. 78' Substitution, Espanyol. Cyril Ngonge replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  15. 81' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Abdul Mumin replaces Jozhua Vertrouwd because of an injury.
  16. 81' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello replaces Pedro Díaz.
  17. 83' Cyril Ngonge (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 87' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Espanyol 0. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilias Akhomach following a fast break.
  19. 90'+1' Substitution, Espanyol. Miguel Rubio replaces Pere Milla.

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