Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Rayo 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 31': Karim Benzema
  • 89': Rodrygo
FT
2 - 1
  • 84': Raúl de Tomás

Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano as Bernabeu rallies behind Vinicius

Real Madrid earned a 2-1 win over mid-table Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga on Wednesday as fans and players showed their support for Vinicius Jr who was subjected to racial abuse yet again over the weekend.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 31': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a through ball.
  • 33': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0.
  • 51': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Santi Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pep Chavarría replaces Isi Palazón.
  • 63': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Santi Comesaña.
  • 63': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Federico Valverde.
  • 69': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Raúl de Tomás replaces Sergio Camello.
  • 71': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Luka Modric.
  • 82': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Álvaro García.
  • 82': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez replaces Unai López.
  • 83': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 84': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1. Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
  • 89': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 45,811

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+59 Barcelona 35 82 5
+35 Real Madrid 35 75 6
+33 Atlético Madrid 35 70 5
+25 Athletic Club 35 64 5
Full Table

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 5
38.8 Possession 61.2
15 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
384 Accurate Passes 654
452 Passes 718
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 47
31 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 9
23 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 8
13 Effective Clearances 14
13 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4 David Alaba
6 Nacho
12 Eduardo Camavinga
22 Antonio Rüdiger
2 Dani Carvajal Yellow Card
8 Toni Kroos
10 Luka Modric
21 Rodrygo
15 Federico Valverde
9 Karim Benzema

RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5 Alejandro Catena
19 Florian Lejeune
3 Fran García
20 Iván Balliu
17 Unai López Yellow Card
23 Óscar Valentín
6 Santi Comesaña Yellow Card
34 Sergio Camello
18 Álvaro García Yellow Card
7 Isi Palazón

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