In the 25th round of La Liga, Real Madrid played against city rival Rayo Vallecano. Joselu opened the scoring before De Tomas equalised from the penalty spot and substitute Carvajal was shown a red card as the two teams drew 1-1 and pulled off the game. After this game, Real Madrid is 6 points ahead of Girona in second place and 8 points ahead of Barcelona, but it is still difficult to catch up, and Barcelona can't laugh.
In terms of the lineup, on Real Madrid's side, Joselu and Dias got the chance to start, Kroos played as a substitute, and Bellingham was not in the squad. At the start of the game, Lunin made a mistake at the back, but Rayo Vallecano didn't take his chance. In turn, Real Madrid played a counterattack, Valverde cut in on the right side to receive the ball and knocked it horizontally, Joselu outflanked it and stabbed it into place, Real Madrid led 1-0! Joselu scored his eighth league goal of the season, which should be a good result as a rotation player. Rayo Vallecano's cross from the left appeared to be on the hands of Tchouameni, but it was offside and there was no penalty. In the 18th minute, Vazquez crossed from the right side, and Joselu headed it in, but before the cross, the ball had already gone out of the bottom line and the goal was invalidated.
In the 25th minute, Espino broke down the left and crossed, and Trejo hit Camavinga's arm with a volley. VAR intervened and the referee reviewed the replay and awarded a penalty. Real Madrid veteran De Tomas came to deal with it, and he hit a powerful shot into the middle to make it 1-1 and equalize the score. De Tomas has not been in good shape since leaving Espanyol, scoring just one goal in 18 league games this season. In the 34th minute, after the corner kick was cleared, Valverde volleyed at the top of the arc, and the ball hit the left post! Modric then conceded the ball at the back and Espino's shot from a tight angle down the left was saved by Lunin. At half-time, both teams had five shots on goal and the score was 1-1 for the time being.
Yibian fought again, as soon as the game started, Tchouameni was cut off at the back, Trejo burst into the right side of the penalty area and volleyed, the former blocked in time and did not concede the ball. After that, Espino fired a shot wide from the top of the arc. From there, a corner kick was taken, Tchouameni headed high and Dias burst into the right side of the box and fired a low shot wide. Rayo Vallecano midfielder Parazon was injured and unable to hold on and was forced to use up a substitution. In the 58th minute, Vazquez crossed on the right, and Joselu received the ball and turned and swept the shot, grazing the post. Vázquez then made a tackle in the opposition box, but there was no chance on goal.
Vinicius went down in the box and wanted a penalty, but the referee ignored it, and Camavinga complained about the decision and received a yellow card and will miss the next game. Real Madrid made a substitution, with Rodrygo, Carvajal and Kroos coming on, and Luka Modric staying on the pitch. From a free-kick on the edge of the box, Kroos had a quality shot that the goalkeeper flew to save and denied the goal. Rayo Vallecano made a substitution, with Farcao replacing De Tomas, who has scored one league goal this season. After that, Fran Garcia fired a long-range shot from the left and it flew wide. In stoppage time, Güller fell to the ground in the opponent's penalty area, and there was no penalty, and the Real Madrid players surrounded the referee to ask for an explanation, and Carvajal received a yellow card. Just two minutes later, Carvajal was sent off for a foul and another yellow card.