Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid draw 1-1 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano draw 1-1. Joselu scored the first goal (3') for Real Madrid. R. de equalized (27') with a penalty.

Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid draw 1-1 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano draw 1-1. Joselu scored the first goal (3′) for Real Madrid. R. de equalized (27′) with a penalty. Real Madrid was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 14,354 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the help of Eliana Fernández González and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Manuel Camacho Garrote. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.69 degrees Celsius or 63.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 1 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 78 Attack 114
  • 39 Dangerous attack 78
  • 70 Ball safe 68
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 10
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 7
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Real Madrid was in firm control of the ball 60% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Real Madrid to win the match​.

Rayo Vallecano shot 8 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Real Madrid shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards (Álvaro García, Iván Balliu, Isi Palazón and Raúl de Tomás). On the opposite side, Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga).

Match Timeline

3'
Joselu (goal)Federico Valverde
5'
Joselu (VAR)
Raúl de Tomás(penalty)
27'
Óscar Trejo(VAR)
26'
Isi Palazón- Yellow
45'
Iván Balliu- Yellow
45'
Jorge de Frutos- sub ->Isi Palazón
56'
61'
Eduardo Camavinga- Yellow
Kike Pérez- sub ->Unai López
64'
Miguel Crespo- sub ->Óscar Trejo
64'
70'
Toni Kroos- sub ->Eduardo Camavinga
70'
Rodrygo- sub ->Brahim Díaz
75'
Daniel Carvajal- sub ->Lucas Vázquez
Radamel Falcao- sub ->Raúl de Tomás
81'
Sergio Camello- sub ->Álvaro García
82'
Raúl de Tomás- Yellow
81'
Álvaro García- Yellow
82'
87'
Arda Güler- sub ->Luka Modric 
90'
Daniel Carvajal- Yellow
90'
Daniel Carvajal(yellowredcard)

Standings

After playing this encounter, Rayo Vallecano has 25 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Madrid will has 62 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will play away against Girona on the 25th of February with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Rayo Vallecano (6 draws).

Real Madrid will host Sevilla on the 25th of February with a 25-12 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (4 draws).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
7.0
D
7.0
D
Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay
7.0
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
6.4
45'
D
Florian Lejeune 24.France
7.3
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.4
56' 45'
M
Unai López 17.Spain
6.4
64'
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
7.0
82' 82'
M
7.1
F
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.7
64'
F
Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain
7.1
81' 81' Goals27'
Substitutes
G
Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain
D
Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania
D
Martín Pascual 4.Spain
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
M
José Pozo 6.Spain
M
Kike Pérez 14.Spain
6.4
64'
M
Miguel Crespo 15.Portugal
6.7
64'
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
F
Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia
6.4
81'
F
Bebé 10.Cape Verde
F
Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain
6.6
56'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
6.4
82'

Rayo Vallecano started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski (7.0), Iván Balliu (6.4), Aridane Hernández (7.0), Florian Lejeune (7.3), Alfonso Espino (7.0), Isi Palazón (6.4), Unai López (6.4), Óscar Valentín (7.1), Álvaro García (7.0), Raúl de Tomás (7.1) and Óscar Trejo (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Andrei Rațiu, Martín Pascual, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao (6.4), Bebé, Dani Cárdenas, Kike Pérez (6.4), Miguel Crespo (6.7), Jorge de Frutos (6.6), Sergio Camello (6.4), Abdul Mumin and Pathé Ciss.

Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of Jorge de Frutos (injured).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Isi Palazón for Jorge de Frutos (56′), Álvaro García for Sergio Camello (82′), Raúl de Tomás for Radamel Falcao (81′), Óscar Trejo for Miguel Crespo (64′) and Unai López for Kike Pérez (64′).

Player of the match: Florian Lejeune​

The most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Florian Lejeune.

His rating is 7.3 with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
7.0
D
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
7.1
75'
D
6.8
D
7.0
D
Fran García 20.Spain
7.1
M
Luka Modric  10.Croatia
7.3
87'
M
Brahim Díaz 21.Spain
7.3
70'
M
6.4
M
Eduardo Camavinga 12.France
7.3
70' 61'
M
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
7.8
F
Joselu  14.Spain
7.9
Goals3'
Substitutes
G
G
Diego Piñeiro 26.Spain
D
Daniel Carvajal 2.Spain
6.8
75' 90'
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
M
Arda Güler 24.Turkey
6.6
87'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
7.3
70'
F
Rodrygo 11.Brazil
6.7
70'

Real Madrid started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Andriy Lunin (7.0), Lucas Vázquez (7.1), Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.0), Nacho Fernández (6.8), Fran García (7.1), Federico Valverde (7.8), Eduardo Camavinga (7.3), Brahim Díaz (7.3), Luka Modric  (7.3), Vinicius Junior  (6.4) and Joselu (7.9).

They had on the bench: Dani Ceballos, Arda Güler  (6.6), Kepa Arrizabalaga, Diego Piñeiro, Jacobo Ramon Naveros, Jacobo Ramón Naveros, Daniel Carvajal (6.8), Toni Kroos (7.3) and Rodrygo (6.7).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 4 changes: Eduardo Camavinga for Toni Kroos (70′), Brahim Díaz for Rodrygo (70′), Lucas Vázquez for Daniel Carvajal (75′) and Luka Modric  for Arda Güler  (87′).

Player of the match: Joselu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Joselu.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 17 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​