Real Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano result, recap and goals: Merengue win thanks to Rodrigo

After the role against Manchester City in the Champions League and the visit to Valencia in defeat and all the controversy surrounding Vinicius Junior, the Real Madrid finally found victory again on his return to the Santiago Bernabeu with a 2-1 over Rayo Vallecano.

It was a very competitive game in the first 45 minutes, with Rayo Vallecano needing a win to reach the Conference League qualifying zone. That’s why he came out to plant his lines quite high on the Bernabeu pitch and shared the ball possession evenly.

Karim Benzema broke the deadlock in the 31st minute of the first halfassisted by Federico Valverde, ending a four-match drought without a conversion and closing in on Robert Lewandowski’s five-goal haul for the Pichichi with two games remaining.

Regular headliners such as Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos and Valverde returned to Real Madrid this Wednesday for a win that keeps the Madridistas’ chances of finishing second in La Liga.

In the second half these names, with the entry of Dani Ceballos for Valverde and that of Marco Asensio for Luka Modricallowed Real Madrid to manage the game from possession, with more than 65% possession that did not lead to any goal scoring chances.

That’s why Rayo Vallecano managed to find an equalizer when Pep Chavarria finally got away from Carvajal on the wing and whipped in a cross that Raul de Thomas He finished comfortably between the Real Madrid defenders.

But it was even better Rodrigo’s agonizing goal in the 89th minuteafter a great pass from Dani Ceballos.

After that goal, Ceballos popped up again and came close to making it 3-1, which Stole Dimitrievski managed to keep out with a great save.

Vinícius this time was not with the team on the field: he was accompanying from the outside, sitting in a box next to Florentino Pérez. His teammates supported him by all taking to the pitch wearing the number 20, while a banner in one of the stands read: “Vinicius we all are, enough already”. In the 20th minute the Real Madrid fans shouted his name.

How was Real Madrid vs. Vallecano Rey? Final score

Objectives:

• RMA – K. Benzema – Min. 31.
• RAY – R. De Tomás – Min. 84.
• RMA – Rodrygo – Min. 89.