In the early morning of December 13, Beijing time, the 17th round of La Liga ended a match, and Vallecano played away to Villarreal. In the end, Vallecano was beaten back to his original form, losing 0-2, losing to Villarreal in seven consecutive away games, while missing out on atletico to enter the top four.
As the number one dark horse in La Liga this season, Rayo Vallecano continues to create magical performances. After defeating Espanyol at home in the last round, Vallecano continued his unbeaten record at home (7 wins and 1 draw) and remained the best team in La Liga at home, in addition, scoring 27 points in the first 16 rounds, creating the best start in La Liga history.
At present, Rayo Vallecano has accumulated 27 points, ranking 6th in the standings, just 4 points away from the Champions League zone. This round of Vallecano away to Villarreal, the latter 15 rounds of 16 points, ranked 14th in the table, the team in the early morning of this Friday away from the Champions League group stage, the physical consumption is not small.
Compared with the home team, Vallecano's combat effectiveness in the away game is significantly weakened, and he is passively defensive after the opening. In the 31st minute of the first half, Mandy scored to help Villarreal take a 1-0 lead. In the 35th minute, Gerald Moreno scored to help Villarreal extend the score 2-0.
Vallecano's counterattack was unsuccessful in the second half, ending with a 0-2 draw, the first defeat in the last four league rounds, and the 21st consecutive away win over Villarreal.
After the loss, Rayo Vallecano stayed at 27 points and continued to rank sixth, missing the chance to surpass defending champions Atletico Madrid into the Champions League zone.
Vallecano is the spaniard's absolute nemesis and bitter master, winning all three of their last three encounters, and has met in the past to win more than lose less.
Compared with the downturn away, the Spaniards who returned home immediately broke out into a strong fighting force, relying on the joint goals of Dadel, De Thomas and Puado to beat Levante 4-3, and the last 7 home games have won 6 and drawn 1, second only to Vallecano.
However, Wu Lei still did not get the opportunity to play in the list of this game, sat on the bench for two consecutive rounds, and did not have the opportunity to break the 546 consecutive La Liga goal drought and the 370 consecutive league goal drought.