Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano: result and report

La Liga · Wednesday 24 May 2023

Result

Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Wednesday 24 May 2023, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano: match report

Real Madrid won against Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in La Liga on Wednesday 24 May 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Karim Benzema (31') and Rodrygo (89'). Rayo Vallecano scored through Raúl de Tomás (84').

Discipline: Real Madrid received 1 yellow card; Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Real Madrid were 3rd on 71 points from 35 and Rayo Vallecano 11th on 46 points from 35. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 2nd with 78 points, and Rayo Vallecano 12th with 49.

Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Toni Kroos of Real Madrid (7.8), level with Rodrygo (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Real Madrid wins, 0 draws and 2 for Rayo Vallecano.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Goal · Karim BenzemaReal Madrid · 1-0
  • 33'Yellow card · Álvaro GarcíaRayo Vallecano
  • 51'Yellow card · Unai LópezRayo Vallecano
  • 53'Yellow card · Santi ComesañaRayo Vallecano
  • 60'Yellow card · Daniel CarvajalReal Madrid
  • 84'Goal · Raúl de TomásRayo Vallecano · 1-1
  • 89'Goal · RodrygoReal Madrid · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Real Madrid 8, draws 0, Rayo Vallecano 2.

Team news

Real Madrid line-up (4-3-3)

Thibaut Courtois, Daniel Carvajal, Nacho Fernández, David Alaba, Antonio Rüdiger, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos, Rodrygo, Karim Benzema

Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)

Stole Dimitrievski, Iván Balliu, Florian Lejeune, Alejandro Catena, Fran García, Santi Comesaña, Óscar Valentín, Isi Palazón, Unai López, Álvaro García, Sergio Camello