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Real Madrid Cruises Past Rayo Vallecano 4-1 Despite Late Fightback
(MENAFN) Real Madrid raced to a commanding three-goal first-half lead and held on for a 4-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano at home Saturday in La Liga, despite a spirited second-half response from the visitors.
Rayo created the game's first real chance in the ninth minute, but Giorgi Tsitaishvili's low shot was turned away by Thibaut Courtois. Madrid seized control soon after, winning a penalty in the 13th minute when Florian Lejeune brought down Alvaro Carreras inside the box. Kylian Mbappe stepped up and converted a minute later to open the scoring.
The hosts doubled their lead in the 17th minute after Vinicius Jr pounced on a misdirected backpass from Lejeune; Mbappe then squared the ball to Carreras, who slotted home to make it 2-0.
Madrid continued to press, with Vinicius Junior and Mbappe both testing Rayo's defense before Sergio Camello forced a diving save out of Courtois at the other end. Madrid struck again in the 35th minute when Jude Bellingham, left unmarked in the box, finished off a cutback from Vinicius Junior to make it 3-0.
Mbappe came close to a fourth before the break, striking the post with a powerful effort, while Courtois answered with a strong save from long range as Madrid took a three-goal cushion into halftime.
Rayo came out for the second half with renewed energy, striking the post from distance just two minutes in. The pressure paid off in the 51st minute when Camello punished a Madrid defensive error, beating Courtois to cut the deficit to 3-1. Tsitaishvili kept up the pressure, drawing another save from Courtois before heading wide from a promising position in the 64th minute.
Madrid steadied themselves as the match progressed, with goalkeeper Audero denying both Denzel Dumfries and substitute Arda Guler. Mbappe sealed his second goal of the night deep into second-half stoppage time, drilling a right-footed shot into the bottom corner after being set up by Guler.
The win pushes Real Madrid to 12 points from five matches, while Rayo Vallecano remain on four.
Saturday's other La Liga results:
Racing Santander 2-1 Alaves
Osasuna 0-2 Espanyol
Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Elche
Rayo created the game's first real chance in the ninth minute, but Giorgi Tsitaishvili's low shot was turned away by Thibaut Courtois. Madrid seized control soon after, winning a penalty in the 13th minute when Florian Lejeune brought down Alvaro Carreras inside the box. Kylian Mbappe stepped up and converted a minute later to open the scoring.
The hosts doubled their lead in the 17th minute after Vinicius Jr pounced on a misdirected backpass from Lejeune; Mbappe then squared the ball to Carreras, who slotted home to make it 2-0.
Madrid continued to press, with Vinicius Junior and Mbappe both testing Rayo's defense before Sergio Camello forced a diving save out of Courtois at the other end. Madrid struck again in the 35th minute when Jude Bellingham, left unmarked in the box, finished off a cutback from Vinicius Junior to make it 3-0.
Mbappe came close to a fourth before the break, striking the post with a powerful effort, while Courtois answered with a strong save from long range as Madrid took a three-goal cushion into halftime.
Rayo came out for the second half with renewed energy, striking the post from distance just two minutes in. The pressure paid off in the 51st minute when Camello punished a Madrid defensive error, beating Courtois to cut the deficit to 3-1. Tsitaishvili kept up the pressure, drawing another save from Courtois before heading wide from a promising position in the 64th minute.
Madrid steadied themselves as the match progressed, with goalkeeper Audero denying both Denzel Dumfries and substitute Arda Guler. Mbappe sealed his second goal of the night deep into second-half stoppage time, drilling a right-footed shot into the bottom corner after being set up by Guler.
The win pushes Real Madrid to 12 points from five matches, while Rayo Vallecano remain on four.
Saturday's other La Liga results:
Racing Santander 2-1 Alaves
Osasuna 0-2 Espanyol
Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Elche
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