It was madness in Madrid on Saturday evening. For the derby between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid (16th day of La Liga), the spectators got their money’s worth. No winner, but a completely crazy draw with six goals (3-3). Trailing by two goals, the Merengue found the resources to come back and even go ahead afterwards. But Rayo reacted in turn and thus saved a deserved point. Real misses the opportunity to regain the lead in the championship.
And you shouldn’t be late to witness the first goal scored in the fourth minute of play by Unai Lopez (1-0). Rayo did it again half an hour later, with a second goal on their second shot on target, this time the work of Abdul Mumin (2-0, 36th). Delirium in the spans of the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. But the atmosphere will quickly cool down among the local supporters when Federico Valverde will fire a missile that is very slightly deflected by the head of an opposing defender (2-1, 39th).
Rayo also knows how to react
Real Madrid did not stop there and also scored a second consecutive goal thanks to Jude Bellingham, just before the break (2-2, 45th). Getting off to a better start in the second half, the Merengue will then take the advantage for the first time in the match after a gem scored by Rodrygo (2-3, 56th). The Brazilian notably benefited from the second consecutive pass of the evening from Arda Guler started by Carlo Ancelotti.
But not everything was over. Surely eager not to find themselves empty-handed after having started so well, the Rayo players in turn passed the third and equalized through Isaac Palazon (3-3, 64th). Real will try one last time to win, but Vinicius falters somewhat with a point-blank header (90th+4). In the ranking, the
Merengue miss the opportunity to recover the throne occupied by FC Barcelona and remain one point behind. Rayo Vallecano is thirteenth.
