Actual Madrid have been held to a disappointing 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday afternoon.
The league leaders made a riotous begin at Vallecas, taking an early lead via Joselu however have been pegged again by a penalty from Raul de Tomas earlier than the interval. Dani Carvajal captured the frustration after watching many of the listless show from the bench with a quick-fire pair of yellow playing cards in stoppage time.
Madrid stay at La Liga’s summit however Girona might shut the hole to 3 factors if they’re victorious towards Athletic Membership on Monday.
How the sport unfolded
Rayo started their first match underneath new supervisor Inigo Perez with a feverish depth that displays the model of a coach who labored underneath Andoni Iraola and performed for Marcelo Bielsa. Nevertheless, that eagerness left acres of area for Madrid to use.
Within the area of 9 seconds, Actual Madrid raced from one penalty space to the opposite. Fede Valverde led the cost down the fitting flank, whipping the ball throughout a sparse penalty space for Joselu to slip within the opening purpose inside three minutes.
The usage of VAR in Actual Madrid matches has been a scorching subject in Spain this season. Carlo Ancelotti’s aspect had the video officers to thank for awarding Joselu’s opener after overturning an offside choice however the guests quickly fell on the unsuitable aspect of the know-how.
VAR noticed that an formidable shot from Oscar Trejo – Rayo’s first of the match – was diverted over the crossbar by Eduardo Camavinga’s raised hand. Madrid’s former striker Raul de Tomas assumed duty from 12 yards and battered in his first purpose of the season, pegging again his previous employers after 27 dominant minutes for the guests.
Rayo have been emboldened by their shock equaliser, penning Madrid again with the identical vitality however extra organisation. When the referee blew the whistle for half-time, it was the Rayo contingent demanding extra minutes in quest of one other purpose.
The rising menace of the hosts was deflated by the referee’s hasty whistle however Madrid emerged from the altering rooms simply as subdued. Carvajal supplied the primary second of vitality in a soporific second half however took the transient of bringing some battle to the competition too actually. A petulant swipe earned the substitute a second yellow card in as many minutes to log out a colorless show.
Forward of his first match in administration, Perez admitted that it will be “an honour” simply to satisfy Ancelotti, who was taking cost of his 1,324th sport from the dugout. Ultimately, Perez was in a position to go away his first encounter with the Italian deservedly on stage phrases.
GK: Andriy Lunin – 7/10 – Despatched the unsuitable method by De Tomas’ penalty however was alert to the efforts in open play that flew his method.
RB: Lucas Vazquez – 4/10 – The pure winger got here underneath intense defensive scrutiny and had his palms full up towards Alfonso Espino and Alvaro Garcia.
CB: Aurelien Tchouameni – 4/10 – Eager to play out from the again as a displaced midfielder repeatedly failed to string the not possible eye-of-the-needle passes and was caught dawdling in entrance of his personal field.
CB: Nacho Fernandez – 4/10 – Not often conveys any sense of management and struggled to include a newly assured De Tomas.
LB: Fran Garcia – 5/10 – Up towards his former employers, Garcia chuntered up and down the left flank with loads of endeavour however little finish product.
CM: Fede Valverde – 7/10 – At his greatest when on the transfer, Valverde was a perpetual blur throughout each blade of grass between each containers.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 5/10 – Pulled a puzzled face when the spot kick was awarded however mustn’t have had his palms in that place inside Madrid’s penalty space.
CM: Luka Modric – 4/10 – At 38, Modric is 2 years older than Rayo’s new head coach and should have extra impression on proceedings from the dugout slightly than the pitch.
RW: Brahim Diaz – 5/10 – Shunted wider than in his earlier appearances and suffered for it.
ST: Joselu – 7/10 – Snaffled up his first sniff of purpose with uncharacteristic effectivity, taking part in with a way of composure and calm thereafter.
LW: Vinicius Junior – 4/10 – Turned more and more annoyed with all the pieces – Rayo’s followers, gamers and the referee – which distracted from his responsibility on the pitch.
Substitutes
SUB: Rodrygo (70′ for Brahim) – 5/10
SUB: Toni Kroos (70′ for Camavinga) – 5/10
SUB: Dani Carvajal (75′ for Vazquez) – N/A
SUB: Arda Guler (87′ for Modric) – N/A
SUB: Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK), Diego Pineiro, Jacobo Ramon, Dani Ceballos.
Supervisor
Carlo Ancelotti – 5/10 – Surprisingly waited till the seventieth minute to make his first modifications of the match which finally, if not emphatically, jolted Madrid out of their second-half slumber.
