Real slowed down by Rayo Vallecano in a match with an incredible scenario

Everything started very badly for the Madrilenians, trailing by two goals after 36 minutes of play. On the opening score, Jorge De Frutos dropped Fran Garcia on a series of devastating hooks and his cross from the right side found the head of Unai Lopes, who came to lodge in the small net of the Madrid cage (9th). On a corner taken from the right side, Mumin then took advantage of the marking of Arda Güler and Lucas Vasquez to place a cross header, retreating out of reach of Thibaut Courtois. Deprived of Mbappé and Vinicius, and facing a Rayo team, Real then seemed overwhelmed by the intelligent pressing and technical mastery of the premises and not very focused, like Rüdiger’s missed dribble close to being exploited by Nteka (22nd).