O Real Madrid faced Rayo Vallecano this Wednesday for the 36th round of the spanish league. The match, marked by tributes to the Brazilian Vinicius Junior at the Santiago Bernabeú, it ended with a score of 2 to 1, with goals scored by Karim Benzema and Rodrygo for the home team. Raúl de Tomás scored for the visitors.
The result takes the Meringues to the vice-leadership of La Liga, now with 73 points, two more than third place Atletico Madrid. The fight for second place is what Real Madrid has left at the end of the season. The team was eliminated in the semifinals of the Champions League and no longer have chances of winning the Spanish, conquered by Barcelona. The next match for the team led by Carlo Ancelotti will be on Saturday, against Sevilla.
Rayo Vallecano remains in 11th place with 46 points. The team is not in danger of being relegated and has very low chances of getting a place in the Conference League qualifiers. His next commitment will be on Sunday, against Villarreal.
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After honoring Vinicius Junior before kick-off, Real Madrid needed 31 minutes to open the scoring. Benzema played for Kroos and received a beautiful ball back into the face of the goal. The French striker was too cool to leave the goalkeeper behind and push into the empty net. The home team had other opportunities to score. Rodrygo had the best of them, at 43, but ended up stumbling when it was time to finish.
Real Madrid stayed ahead of the scoreboard until the final stretch, when they conceded the draw. After a move from the left, in the 38th minute of the second stage, Raúl de Tomás received and sent a bomb to the right of Courtois to leave everything the same. The winning goal for the Merengues came in the 43rd minute. Rodrygo charged to the edge of the area and accurately hit the lower right corner, 2-1.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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