Real Madrid moved on points with Laliga leaders Barcelona after Quickfire objectives from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior gave them a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano.
Match report
Real Madrid moved on points with Laliga leaders Barcelona after Quickfire objectives from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior gave them a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano.
The side of Carlo Ancelotti jumped Atletico Madrid in the rankings after their shock defeat to get Getafe earlier on Sunday, with the top three separated by just one point.
Barca, who will be confronted against Atletico next Sunday, was postponed a match in hand after their match against Osasuna on Saturday due to the sudden death of their team doctor.
Real was ahead in the 30th minute when Mbappe cut in and bundled its way into the box before he rendered the ball in the right corner.
The hosts doubled their benefit four minutes later when Vinicius took its way into the Vallecano defense and ended after Augusto Batalla.
But in the second minute of the first half of the stop time, Pedro Diaz's thunderous efforts stopped the shortage of the bar of the bar after a nice passage of the game.
Mbappe came close to his second of the game eight minutes after the restart, but his curly strike avoided the distant pole.
Los Blancos should have put the game in bed late, but Vinicius shot in one way or another wide from the box by being found by the beautiful delivery of Luka Modric.
Data debrief: Real victory, but not on their brilliant best
The side of Ancelotti knew the importance of defeating Vallecano after the previously stumbling of Atletico, and although they eventually came victorious, it was not their best display.
Vallecano ended the match with an expected goals (XG) total of only 1.02 for the 1.6 of their opponents, despite the double of the attempts on goal against the champions.
Indeed, Rayo had 20 shots for Real's 10 in the game. Apart from Barcelona, this is the biggest difference for a Los Blancos opponent at the Bernabeu in a Liga game since January 2008 (+10 V Real Zaragoza).
Real has now also admitted 51 goals in 46 games in all competitions this season. Under Laliga clubs, only real Valladolid (68) and Girona (52) have allowed more.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
0 'Real Madrid stops for a minute for Carles Miñarro Garcia before the game
7 'The header of Aridane that follows the corner is just high
12 'Highlight of Real Madrid vs Vallecano
14 'Vinicius hits the pole from outside the box
23 'Raul Asencio almost makes a mistake while he goes back dangerously to Lunin
27 'Huge fear of Real Madrid, but the attempts of Vallecano have been blocked
30 'Mbappe puts Los Blancos in Lead! Real Madrid 1-0 Vallecano
32 'Vallecano's attempt is stored by Lunin
34 'Vini Jr expands the lead as Modric Assists! Real Madrid 2-0 Vallecano
35 'Vallecano almost makes a mistake, but Mbappe's shot is stored
42 'Rodrygo follows a treatment because he seems to be injured
47 'Pedro Díaz withdraws one for visitors! Real Madrid 2-1 Vallecano
The 54 'Mbappe shot is just wide!
65 'Tchouameni's Pass chooses Vini Jr, but the striker reigns offside
68 'Rodrygo is being replaced by Valverde
74 'Alvaro's shot remotely is stored by Lunin
75 'Vini's shot of a short distance is wide, because Modric delivers a cross
78 'Camavinga On, Mbappe Off
79 'Vini Jr is shown the yellow card while he seems to complain to the ref
85 'Bellingham is being replaced by Brahim Diaz
Line-ups
Real Madrid XI: Modric, Alaba, Vazquez, Mbappe, Lunin, Fran García, Tchouameni, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Raúl Asencio
Subs: F Mendy, Valverde, Brahim, Camavinga, Güler, Endrick, Fran González, Sergio Mestre
Vallecano XI: Aridane Hernández, Lejeune, Álvaro García, Augusto Batalla, Gumbau, Adrián Embarba, Alfonso Espino, Pedro Díaz, Pathé Ciss, Andrei Rațiu, Pep Chavarría
Subs: Oscar Trejo, Sergi Guardiola, Balliu, Unai López, óscar Valentín, Dani Cárdenas, Pelayo Fernández, Etienne Eto'o, Marco de las Sías
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