At 21:00 Beijing time on December 18, the 18th round of the 21/22 La Liga season. In the first half, Sersi Guardiola scored, Katana extended the scoreline and Vallecano killed the match in 7 minutes to beat Alaves 2-0.
Prior to this match, Rayo Vallecano had 27 points in 17 rounds, and the La Liga promotion team was in 6th place in the table, just two points from the Champions League zone. In other words, just beat Alaves to temporarily return to the top four of the table.
Facing relegation team Alaves, Vallecano refused to send warmth and did not give his opponents any chance. In the 19th minute, Alvaro Garcia delivered an assist and Serch Guardiola grabbed a penalty in front of goal to make it 1-0!
In the 26th minute, Trejo assisted and Catena went down. In just 7 minutes, Vallecano had 2 goals in hand, basically killing the suspense of the game. So far this season, the 33-year-old Trejo has delivered eight assists, officially surpassing Real Madrid superstar Benzema and rising to the top of the assist list. At the same time, Trejo also set a new record for the team's assists of the century, setting a new 20-year record.
This 2-0 allowed Vallecano to achieve two consecutive wins against Alaves and remain unbeaten in 8 consecutive home games, with a specific record of 7 wins and 1 draw. You know, Vallecano even overthrew Barca 1-0 at home, becoming the bitter lord of the Red and Blues.
You know, Vallecano started with 2 consecutive defeats, but who would have thought that they would have gone on a 16-round rampage, playing 9 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats, and taking 30 points. After this match, Rayo Vallecano temporarily overtook Atletico to come back to 4th in the table and return to the Champions League, while the defending champions were temporarily pushed to 5th!
At present, Vallecano has 30 points, Atletico Madrid 29 points, Real Sociedad is also 29 points, and there is only a 1 point difference between the 3 teams, and the situation in La Liga has become glued.
This season, Real Madrid have scored 42 points in 17 rounds, have won 10 consecutive games in all competitions, and lead in la Liga with an eight-point lead, while Sevilla, Real Betis, Vallecano and Atletico are tightly clenched.
Next, Real Madrid will sit at home against relegation team Cádiz, and the victory will not be difficult. And Atletico will have a strong dialogue with Sevilla, which is a battle worth 6 points. If Atletico win, then Real Madrid can take the opportunity to extend the point advantage, if Atletico lose, it will be 13 points behind the top of the table, almost declaring the defense defeat in advance.