Summary

  • Real Madrid can go nine points clear

  • Ancelotti's side have only lost twice in league

  • Rayo Vallecano yet to win in La Liga in 2022

  1. FULL-TIMEpublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    It's all over. Real Madrid go nine points clear at the top of La Liga thanks to a battling win over Rayo Vallecano.

  2. Postpublished at 90+8 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    Dani Carvajal, limping but Real don't have any subs left, heads the ball back to his keeper.

  3. YELLOW CARDpublished at 90+6 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    Radamel Falcao catches fellow sub Federico Valverde and this is eating up a lot of the remaining time.

    Dani Ceballos is booked for dissent.

  4. Postpublished at 90+5 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    A strange one. Real Madrid are on the attack and suddenly a second ball appears in the penalty box. Rayo have the ball now (the real one).

  5. Postpublished at 90+3 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    Another poor free-kick into the box. They don't really look like equalising here.

  6. INJURY TIMEpublished at 90 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    Eder Militao heads wide as the board goes up to add on six minutes.

  7. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    Rayo have a free-kick but the ball into the box is poor and Thibaut Courtois catches.

  8. Postpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    Karim Benzema has scored 10 goals in 11 La Liga appearances against Vallecano. They are the fourth opponents Benzema has scored at least 10 La Liga goals against - after Athletic Bilbao (16), Granada (14) and Valencia (13).

  9. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 88 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    Real Madrid try to eat up some time as Dani Ceballos and Eduardo Camavinga replace Luka Modric and Vinicius Jr.

  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 86 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    Rayo bring on Randy Nteka and Mamadou Sylla.

  11. Postpublished at 85 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madrid

    They try a repeat of that move but this time Vinicius Jr can't find Karim Benzema with a return pass.

  12. goal

    GOAL - Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Madridpublished at 83 mins

    Karim Benzema

    Real Madrid finally break through.

    Karim Benzema plays the ball into Vinicius Jr in the box and continues his run. Vinicius just rolls the ball across the six-yard box for Benzema to tap in.

  13. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid

    A good double save by Thibaut Courtois to deny Oscar Trejo and Alvaro Garcia after some shoddy defending.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 80 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid

    Real make a change on the wing as Rodrygo replaces Marco Asensio.

  15. YELLOW CARDpublished at 78 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid

    This referee is card hungry now. Alejandro Catena is booked for Rayo.

  16. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid

    It's 17-11 on shots to Rayo. Sergi Guardiola had eight alone.

  17. Postpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February 2022

    Leroy Sane has scored his seventh Bundesliga goal of the season and Bayern Munich lead 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt.

  18. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid

    This wouldn't have counted but Luka Modric curls a beauty off the outside of the post. He was offside when Federico Valverde played the ball to him though.

  19. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 73 mins

    Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid

    Here's Radamel Falcao! He and Isi Palazan replace Sergi Guardiola and Bebe up front for Rayo.