On the evening of December 18, Beijing time, the 18th round of la Liga this season continued, Vallecano won 2-0 at home to Alaves, breaking the best start record in la Liga in 92 years of team history, and remaining the best team in La Liga home record this season.
Of the three promotion teams in La Liga this season, Espanyol and Mallorca have played unsteadily, but Rayo Vallecano has performed well, especially at home. After beating Espanyol at home last time, Rayo Vallecano's home record is 7 wins and 1 draw, and he continues to be unbeaten, the best home record in La Liga this season.
At present, Rayo Vallecano has accumulated 27 points in 17 rounds, ranking 6th in the standings, and has the opportunity to attack a European qualification. This round, Rayo Vallecano played at home against Alaves, who accumulated 15 points in 16 rounds to rank 17th in the standings, and the relegation pressure is very high.
Vallecano's last home game against Alaves suffered a 1-5 defeat, and this time home is a chance for revenge.
After the opening, Vallecano continued his super fighting ability at home. In the 18th minute, Selch scored to help Rayo Vallecano make it 1-0. In the 25th minute, Trejo assisted Catena's goal and Vallecano extended the score 2-0.
Trejo, who delivered an assist, contributed his eighth la Liga assist of the season, surpassing Benzema alone to rank first in la Liga top scorers, while Trejo refreshed the highest assists of a Vallecano player in La Liga in a single season this century.
Neither team scored in the second half, with Rayo Vallecano locking up the score at 2-0. This victory allowed Vallecano to continue the unbeaten record at home in La Liga this season, and the record was rewritten to 8 wins and 1 draw, setting a new record for the best record in the history of la Liga at home.
In addition, Rayo Vallecano scored 30 points, temporarily surpassing Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid to move up to fourth place in the table and enter the Champions League zone.
Vallecano continued his role as the number one dark horse in La Liga this season, with the team having the opportunity to hit the top six places in the case of the poor performance of Barcelona, Villarreal, Valencia and other teams.
Vallecano is a big sufferer for espanyol, the last 3 encounters have been won by Vallecano, and the past confrontations have also been more than less. Espanyol lost away to Celta in this round, the points stayed at 23 points, and have been thrown away by Vallecano by 6 points, it is difficult to catch up.