Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Rayo 2025-26 LALIGA

Real Madrid
  • 15': Vinícius Júnior
  • 90'+10': Kylian Mbappé (P)
FT
2 - 1
Rayo Vallecano
  • 49': Jorge de Frutos
  • Red Card 80': Pathé Ciss
  • Red Card 90'+13': Pep Chavarría

Mbappé scores last-gasp penalty as Real Madrid edge Rayo Vallecano

Kylian Mbappé's penalty in the 10th minute of stoppage time secured a dramatic 2-1 victory for Real Madrid over lowly Rayo Vallecano to cut Barcelona's lead at the top of LaLiga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 10': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Jude Bellingham because of an injury.
  • 15': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 45': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Raúl Asencio.
  • 49': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1. Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro García with a headed pass.
  • 53': Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Valentín replaces Gerard Gumbau.
  • 56': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pedro Díaz replaces Jorge de Frutos.
  • 57': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Real Madrid. Gonzalo García replaces Franco Mastantuono.
  • 65': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. David Alaba replaces Dean Huijsen.
  • 77': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Arda Güler.
  • 77': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pacha Espino replaces Álvaro García.
  • 80': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the red card.
  • 82': Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Ilias Akhomach (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Luiz Felipe replaces Isi Palazón.
  • 83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Carlos Martín replaces Ilias Akhomach.
  • 90'+9': Pacha Espino (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+13': Second yellow card to Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano).

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 71,051

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+37 Barcelona 22 55 3
+29 Real Madrid 22 54 2
+21 Atlético Madrid 22 45 3
+16 Villarreal 21 42 5
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Statistics

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18 Fouls 6
6 Yellow Cards 2
2 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 3
43.3 Possession 56.7
11 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
389 Accurate Passes 520
442 Passes 580
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 13
0.0 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 36
20 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
16 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 7
28 Effective Clearances 17
28 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

RMA Real Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
24 Dean Huijsen
17 Raúl Asencio
6 Eduardo Camavinga
8 Federico Valverde
14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
15 Arda Güler
5 Jude Bellingham
30 Franco Mastantuono
7 Vinícius Júnior
10 Kylian Mbappé
Substitutes:
Fran González, David Alaba, Rodrygo, Dani Carvajal, Fran García, Andriy Lunin, Dani Ceballos, Brahim Díaz, Gonzalo García, Álvaro Carreras.

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

No. Name
13 Augusto Batalla (GK) Yellow Card
32 Nobel Mendy
24 Florian Lejeune
3 Pep Chavarría Yellow Card
2 Andrei Ratiu
7 Isi Palazón Yellow Card
15 Gerard Gumbau Yellow Card
6 Pathé Ciss Red Card
19 Jorge de Frutos
18 Álvaro García
12 Ilias Akhomach Yellow Card
Substitutes:
Iván Balliu, Fran Pérez, Pedro Díaz, Carlos Martín, Randy Nteka, Óscar Trejo, Daniel Cárdenas, Sergio Camello, Pacha Espino, Luiz Felipe, Óscar Valentín, Alexandre Alemão.

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