Real Madrid vs Rayo 2022-23 LaLiga
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
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 45,811
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+48 | Real Madrid | 32 | 81 | 1 |
+27 | Barcelona | 32 | 70 | 4 |
+27 | Girona | 32 | 68 | 6 |
+21 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | 61 | 9 |
Statistics
RAY | RMA | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
8 | Toni Kroos |
10 | Luka Modric |
21 | Rodrygo |
15 | Federico Valverde |
9 | Karim Benzema |
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 |
23 | Óscar Valentín |
6 | Santi Comesaña |
34 | Sergio Camello |
18 | Álvaro García |
7 | Isi Palazón |
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