Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Real Madrid
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 4–1 on 12 September 2026 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in La Liga.
Lineups
Real Madrid: (4-2-3-1) Thibaut Courtois, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Federico Valverde, Kylian Mbappé, Ibrahima Konaté, Álvaro Carreras, Bernardo Silva, Antonio Rüdiger, Denzel Dumfries, Yan Diomande.
Rayo Vallecano: (4-2-3-1) Andrei Rațiu, Pedro Díaz, Pathé Ciss, Unai López, Sergio Camello, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Adrià Pedrosa, Álvaro García, Florian Lejeune, Emil Audero, Gnangoro.
Substitutions
Real Madrid: Eduardo Camavinga for Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni for Bernardo Silva, Arda Güler for Yan Diomande, Marc Cucurella for Vinicius Junior.
Rayo Vallecano: Rayane Belaid for Pedro Díaz, Óscar Valentín for Gnangoro, Alemão for Sergio Camello, Mujaid Sadick for Unai López, Iván Balliu for Adrià Pedrosa.
Sidelined players
Real Madrid: Rodrygo, Éder Militão, Ferland Mendy.
Rayo Vallecano: Raúl de Tomás, Augusto Batalla, Fran Pérez, Jorge de Frutos.
Match statistics
Real Madrid had 56% of the possession, compared with 44% for Rayo Vallecano.
Real Madrid registered 24 shots, with 11 on target. Rayo Vallecano had 18 shots, with 7 on target.
Real Madrid won 11 corners, while Rayo Vallecano won 5.
Top players
Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappé scored 2 goals, Vinicius Junior provided 1 assist, and Álvaro Carreras was the highest-rated player (8.6).
Rayo Vallecano: Sergio Camello scored 1 goal and Emil Audero was the highest-rated player (7.3).