Real Madrid, having won an important victory over Rayo Vallecano in the match of the 22nd round of La Liga season 2025/26. The match at Santiago Bernabeu was very nerve-wracking and tense, and the share of the opposition was dominated by a goal from a penalty in the compensation hour - 2:1 to the score of the Hospodars.
The cob of gris is unforgivable for the “tops”. Already in the 9th round, Jude Bellingham recognized the delay at the time of the rush and was unable to continue the match - replacing Brahim Dias, which significantly impacted the structure of the Real Madrid team. At the same time, the rulers quickly took control of the ball and began to press their opponents’ defense.
Rakhunok was open on the 15th hvylini. Vinicius Junior grabbed the ball on the flank, moved to the penalty area, beat a number of defenders and with an accurate shot at the far corner did not deprive the goalkeeper of Rayo of chances. Before the break, Real Madrid still had a few chances to gain the advantage - Kilian Mbappe and Heysen did not realize their chances, so the teams went to the exit for minimal advantages of the rulers.
After the break from Rayo Vallecano, he caught the smiley one and punished Real for wasting his concentration. On the 50th line, after serving at the penalty kick, Jorge de Frutos got ahead of the defenders and regained the equal footing. After conceding the ball, Madrid's actions became more aggressive - Arbeloa's team increased the pace and began to create chances one by one.
Real Madrid was close to another goal: Mbappe got in at the crossbar after the goalkeeper's mercy, Vinicius wasted a chance at the penalty area, and Courtois fought as rulers several times after unsafe losses of the guests. At the end of the match, Rayo was noticeably tired, and Real completely settled down from other people's gates.
The unraveling has already arrived at the hour of compensation. Brahim Dias scored a penalty, which was cold-bloodedly converted by Kylian Mbappe, scoring his 22nd goal in La Liga..
It was not easy to record the final whistle, but Madrid won a very important victory.
After this success, Real Madrid gained 54 points and quickly moved up from Barcelona to one point, while Rayo Vallecano continues the fight to save a place in the elite.
Real Madrid – Rayo Vallecano 2:1.
Goals: Vinicius, 15, Mbappe, 90+9 (pen) - de Frutos, 49 Real Madrid: Courtois - Valverde, Asensio (Ceballos, 46), Huysen (Alaba, 77), Camavinga - Mastantuono (Garcia, 60), Guler (Goes,.