Real Madrid vs Rayo 2021-22 LaLiga

Real Madrid

14': Toni Kroos
38': Karim Benzema

FT
2 - 1

Rayo Vallecano

76': Radamel Falcao

Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos keep Real Madrid top of LaLiga with win over Rayo Vallecano

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Real Madrid survived a late surge from Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1 at the Bernabeu on Satuday and maintain their spot at the top of LaLiga.

Match Commentary

14': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
29': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
45'+1': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0.
45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0.
60': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Bebé replaces Isi Palazón.
60': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Óscar Trejo.
68': Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Randy Nteka.
76': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1. Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro García with a cross.
81': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergi Guardiola replaces Radamel Falcao because of an injury.
81': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. José Pozo replaces Esteban Saveljich.
83': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Marco Asensio.
83': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eden Hazard replaces Karim Benzema.
90'+3': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Daniel Carvajal.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 43,283

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

Full Table

Statistics

RAY		RMA
14	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	5
45.4	Possession	54.6
19	SHOTS	15
7	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
395	Accurate Passes	488
443	Passes	551
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
8	Accurate Crosses	4
30	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.3
64	Long Balls	51
43	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	14
17	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	10
8	Effective Clearances	9
8	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
4	David Alaba
3	Éder Militão
23	Ferland Mendy
2	Dani Carvajal
14	Casemiro
8	Toni Kroos
25	Eduardo Camavinga
9	Karim Benzema
20	Vinícius Júnior
11	Marco Asensio

Substitutes:

Jesús Vallejo, Lucas Vázquez, Miguel Gutiérrez, Nacho, Luka Jovic, Eden Hazard, Antonio Blanco, Marcelo, Toni Fuidias, Andriy Lunin, Isco.

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5	Alejandro Catena
24	Esteban Saveljich
33	Fran García
20	Iván Balliu
8	Óscar Trejo
23	Óscar Valentín
6	Santi Comesaña
9	Randy Nteka
18	Álvaro García
7	Isi Palazón

Substitutes:

Sergi Guardiola, Nikola Maras, Kévin Rodrigues, Mario Suárez, José Pozo, Bebé, Andrés Martín, Luca Zidane, Radamel Falcao, Mario Hernández, Unai López, Pathé Ciss.

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