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Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid - as it happened

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Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid, La Liga 2018/19, 28/04/2019, matchday 35 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER

Join us for live coverage of the La Liga clash between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid from the Estadio de Vallecas. Rayo Vallecano will be effectively relegated if they lose and must win to have any realistic chance of survival.

List of goalscorers

Adrián Embarba
23'
1 - 0

Match report in news

End of match

  • 96'
    The referee ends it! Not even the extra minute for the Uche injury at the beginning of injury time or the ball throwing incident were added on! Spanish refs not good at playing proper injury time as usual. That said, Rayo fully deserve the win!!
  • 96'
    Rayo want a foul by the corner flag! Nothing given!
  • 95'
    Guerra passes for Alvaro Garcia who runs down this side and tries to square for a teammate, but Vallejo deflects the pass to Courtois!
  • 94'
    An extra ball has come on the pitch! Rayo are trying to waste time. Could go to 98 if they are not careful.
  • 94'
    Rayo are trying to clear it however they can! 52% possession for Real.

Yellow card

a Rayo Vallecano
  • 93'
    Uche sees yellow! A bad challenge from behind on Brahim. Lots of tension here in Vallecas.
  • 92'
    Marcelo catches a Rayo man in the back of the neck and he has already been booked! Nothing given. Just a throw in
  • 91'
    We will go to 97 as Rayo had an injury for one minute. Uche it was.
  • 90'
    Six extra minutes!! The crowd are perplexed. I thought four or five.
  • 89'
    Free kick to Real Madrid in another great position! The set piece is half cleared and then Carvajal's ball back in is too strong!
  • 87'
    Rayo would be six points off safety with three games left if they win. Three wins should secure survival, two wins and a draw and favourable results elsewhere could be enough. Levante, Valladolid and Celta are their opponents. All relegation rivals. That's how important three points are.

Yellow card

a Real Madrid
  • 86'
    Marcelo cautioned for stepping on Embarba.
  • 86'
    Off the line by Vallejo! Guerra is played through after a great pass by Trejo, Guerra goes round the GK and his shot from a very tight angle is cleared by Vallejo.
  • 85'
    Rayo sub: Pozo goes off and Trejo comes on.
  • 83'
    Carvajal crosses the ball into the box and a Rayo head gets there first.

Substitution

at Real Madrid
  • 82'
    Real Madrid sub: Mariano is subbed for Lucas Vazquez.

Yellow card

a Real Madrid
  • 79'
    Carvajal goes in the book.

Substitution

at Rayo Vallecano
  • 78'
    Rayo sub: Bebe leaves the field and Alvaro Garcia joins the action. Bebe is conveniently on the far side of the pitch.
  • 76'
    Rayo sub: Medran replaces Suarez. Mario Suarez gets a standing ovation from the home crowd.

Substitution

at Real Madrid
  • 74'
    Real Madrid sub: Isco comes on for Modric. Real Madrid picking up now
  • 73'
    Pozo crosses the ball into the box and Courtois catches.
  • 72'
    Tito commits an error and Real break, Diaz miscontrols a pass and then goes down wanting a pen. Moreno does little and Diaz went down easily.
  • 69'
    Bale takes and it is tipped over the bar! Bale then heads wide the resulting corner.
  • 68'
    Free-kick to Real in a dangerous position after Brahim was fouled. Bale to take.
  • 65'
    Rayo still 1-0 up and look very comfortable.

Yellow card

a Real Madrid
  • 62'
    Mariano is booked after catching Ba in the face with his shoulder.
  • 62'
    Real Madrid sub: Ceballos off and Brahim Diaz on.
  • 61'
    Suarez's ball is too long and it's a goal kick.
  • 60'
    Rayo attacking again and putting pressure on the Real goal!
  • 59'
    Play resumes. Kroos looks like he needs stitches.
  • 57'
    Kroos is down after taking a blow to his face by Suarez. He looks to have a cut on his head.
  • 56'
    Bebe shoots from 30 yards!!! And Courtois is forced into another save. He palms away to his right.
  • 54'
    What a run by Bebe on the counter down the near side! Carvajal has to block the cross for a corner.
  • 53'
    Ceballos makes a run into the box and turns, but leaves the ball behind.
  • 52'
    Great save by Courtois to deny Embarba! That cross had venom on it! Corner for the home side.
  • 51'
    Real Madrid have been attacking the last couple of minutes, but nothing major has happened.
  • 49'
    Rayo get a corner, but it is headed away. Guerra won it.
  • 48'
    Bale comes down this near side and shoots at Garcia from the edge of the area. He fumbles the ball, but then picks it up before any Madrid player can get there.
  • 48'
    Moreno makes a run down the near side (Madrid's right again) and Varane smacks it against him for a goal kick.
  • 47'
    Foul by Bebe on Carvajal.
  • 46'
    Real Madrid resume proceedings!
  • 45'
    Welcome back, everyone! The players are back out! No changes.
  • 45'
    HT: Rayo 1-0 Real Madrid!! Half-time in Madrid after a very open first half in which both teams have had chances. Rayo lead thanks to an Embarba VAR pen after a foul by Vallejo on Guerra. Real have been poor in defence and Rayo have been a bit better in the first half. The away side picked up in the last ten minutes though. Join us in 10 for the resumption,
  • 45'
    Corner to Rayo after Vallejo concedes the set-piece! Embarba delivers and Courtois catches.
  • 45'
    Free kick to Madrid in a dangerous position. Three added minutes. Nothing came of the free-kick.

Yellow card

a Rayo Vallecano
  • 43'
    Suarez sees yellow for fouling Ceballos.
  • 41'
    Bale is down injured! He has hurt his knee. He jumped for the ball with Ba, the Rayo man catches him on the knee area and then he lands badly.
  • 40'
    Ceballos heads wide after a Carvajal cross! Real Madrid picking up now. This is Ceballo's first start for six months.
  • 39'
    What a goal by Mariano after a lovely chip over the keeper. It is chalked off though for offside. Miles off and the VAR confirms it. A nice pass by Bale and a top finish, nevertheless.
  • 38'
    Modric loses the ball again, Pozo makes a run, but cannot find support.
  • 36'
    VAR says play on
  • 35'
    What's happened here? There has been an incident off the ball between Mariano and Galvez. The Rayo man is down holding his face. VAR is looking at it! There's an arm in the face, but probably not enough for a red. Naughty though. Was a clear yellow.
  • 34'
    Corner for Madrid!
  • 32'
    Rayo are playing brilliantly.
  • 30'
    Real get a corner now! Mariano wants a pen for shirt pulling. Not much though. Varane heads the resulting set-piece over.

Yellow card

a Real Madrid
  • 28'
    Modric is booked for a foul on Moreno. He caught him in the face with his left hand.
  • 27'
    Bale is caught offside.
  • 24'
    You have to say this is not completely out of the blue. Rayo are playing very well. It started with a great pass by Suarez to Moreno on the far side.
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Rayo Vallecano en el 23'
  • 23'
    Embarba to take! He sends him the wrong way!!! Rayo take the lead!
  • 22'
    He gives it!!! And Vallejo is booked! Penalty for me. He pulls him back.
  • 21'
    VAR!!! The ref is going to the sideline!
  • 20'
    Guerra wants a penalty after he may well have been pulled down from a Moreno cross! Mariano breaks down the far flank, he finds Bale whose shot was saved for a corner.
  • 17'
    What a save by Courtois! Pozo goes through after Guerra and Suarez play one touch football before Courtois makes a super save. Modric slipped and that started the move. Madrid's defence today has been awful.
  • 14'
    Javi Guerra is caught offside. His shot on goal was saved anyway
  • 12'
    Mariano is flagged offside! Very, very tight. Just off I think.
  • 9'
    Super save by Courtois! Bebe crosses from the far side, Pozo takes a touch first, turns inside and then allows the ball to go onto his left foot before he smacks it towards goal. Courtois has to go down low to prevent the opening goal. Very entertaining.
  • 8'
    Mariano almost scores! Carvajal cuts across to Mariano and his effort is saved by the Rayo GK!
  • 8'
    Kroos is brough down in his own area. Then Rayo attack after a defensive error!
  • 6'
    Bebe puts in a very good cross from the far side, it runs all the way across the box, but finds nobody.
  • 5'
    What a chance! It's taken short by Kroos and Marcelo has a curling shot which forces Garcia to dive to his left to make a tremendous save. It is then cleared for another corner.
  • 4'
    Real get a corner!
  • 2'
    Bale is caught offside in Real's first attack. Clear. Kroos passed him the ball.
  • 1'
    Good early pressure by the hosts and Guerra charges down Marcelo's clearance.
  • 1'
    Rayo get us underway in their usual kits! Madrid in red.

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Garcia and Marcelo come together for the coin toss. This is going to start.
  • PRVW
    The players are now out on the pitch on a late sunny evening in Madrid! 23 degrees.
  • PRVW
    We have a young refereeing team tonight. Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes (second season) is the man in the middle and Adrian Cordero Vega (debut season) is the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Goalkeeper Navas, Nacho, Isco, Casemiro, and Brahim Diaz drop to the bench. Reguilon, Benzema and Valverde miss out completely.
  • PRVW
    Real Madrid make eight changes from 0-0 draw at Getafe on Thursday. Only Varane, Carvajal and Bale remain.
  • PRVW
    Rayo make three changes from midweek when they lost 5-0 at Sevilla, Javi Guerra, Ba and Tito come in for Franco Di Santo, Amat and Velazquez.
  • PRVW
    Rayo must win today, but if they win, their last three games are all against relegation rivals and they could well stay up. That said, the odds are against them.
  • PRVW
    Real Madrid XI: Courtois (GK); Marcelo, Vallejo, Varane, Carvajal; Kroos, Llorente, Modric; Mariano, Ceballos and Bale.

  • PRVW
    Rayo XI: Garcia (GK); Moreno, Galvez, Ba, Tito; Bebe, Mario Suarez, Pozo, Agbo, Embarba; Guerra.

Pre-match

28 April 2019, 20:45

Referee: González Fuertes | VAR: Cordero Vega

Stadium: Estadio de Vallecas

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome along to our live coverage of the La Liga clash between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid! If Rayo lose, they are effectively relegated. A draw is also useless for them. Real Madrid will be looking to win and impress Zidane. Stay with us for the next few hours.

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