Real Madrid faced off against Rayo Vallecano at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas earlier today as they looked to secure a good result on the road in La Liga. Los Blancos made a quick start to the game and got their noses ahead in the third minute thanks to Joselu’s effort. However, the home team equalised in the 27th minute when Raul de Tomas converted his penalty. Both sides went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men pushed on in search of the winning goal in the second half but were toothless in the final third. Dani Carvajal was sent off in injury time as Los Blancos had to settle for a lackluster 1-1 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the clash against Rayo Vallecano.
GK: Andriy Lunin – 6.5/10
Lunin made a couple of decent saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Lucas Vazquez – 6.5/10
He worked hard in both halves and was replaced in the 74th minute.
CB: Aurelien Tchouameni – 6.5/10
Tchouameni did his best to keep things solid inside his half.
CB: Nacho – 6.5/10
The Spaniard cleared his lines when needed and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
LB: Fran Garcia – 6.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CM: Federico Valverde – 7.5/10
Valverde caught the eye with his performance in the middle of the park and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 7/10
He got stuck in with plenty of crunching tackles to make life tough for the opposition and made one key chance going forward.
RW: Brahim Diaz – 7/10
Diaz came back to defend when needed and made a few driving runs with the ball.
CAM: Luka Modric – 7/10
Modric managed to orchestrate a few decent chances for others around him and made some intelligent runs with the ball.
LW: Vinicius Jr. – 6.5/10
The Brazilian attacker completed some dangerous dribbles in the opponent’s half but there was no goal for him.
ST: Joselu – 7.5/10
Joselu was not shy of having a strike at goal and scored the opening goal in the third minute.
Substitutes:
ST: Rodrygo – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Toni Kroos – 6.5/10
The German talent made one decent chance in the final third.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 5/10
He let his teammates down by getting sent off in injury time.
ST: Arda Guler – N/A
