In the 2021/22 season, there was a rare competitive pattern in La Liga, With Atletico and Barca missing out on the top four in the standings after 18 la Liga matches, La Liga champions Atletico Madrid had only 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in 18 games, ranking fifth in the standings with 29 points; Barca was even worse, ranking 7th in the table with 28 points; Real Madrid at the top of the table has seen a ride, with 14 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in 19 games, and the standings are riding with 46 points.
Barca and Atletico Madrid have an avalanche of record records, and the performance of the top three in the table last season is comparable to that of the two teams, which means that the top three and stable performance of Real Madrid last season are likely to win the La Liga championship this season in advance, and it is difficult for the top four teams of Sevilla, Real Betis and Vallecano to threaten Real Madrid's title status.
In this way, the biggest attraction of La Liga this season will be to fight for four, the situation of fighting for four will become very sticky, the standings have appeared super dark horse, this team is the Spaniard's big nemesis Vallecano, this civilian team has been mixed in La Liga for the past two seasons, this season in La Liga has played a rare state of contention, 18 La Liga has won 9 wins, the winning rate has reached 50%, ranking 4th in the table with 30 points, the magic is that their lineup configuration is quite mediocre, called the lowest configuration in La Liga, The whole team is worth only about 30 million euros, less than half the value of the Espanyol team, but they have chased the Spaniards all the way, from last season to the present, they have achieved three consecutive kills against the Spaniards.
At 23:15 Beijing time on January 2, 2022, Rayo Vallecano ushered in the 19th round of the game away, against la Liga champion Atletico Madrid, this time, Vallecano is equivalent to ushering in a four-six-point battle, and the current point difference between the two teams is only 1 point. According to recent results, Rayo Vallecano or Atletico have lost five consecutive games, and recently Atletico have lost four consecutive games in La Liga, with a sluggish performance at both ends of the attack and defense, and have conceded two goals in all four games, losing 1-2 to promoted Mallorca, losing 0-2 to Real Madrid, losing 1-2 to Sevilla and losing 1-2 to Granada.
Vallecano has been in much better shape recently, with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 rounds of La Liga matches, while the Copa del Rey and La Liga doubles have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, and are expected to continue to play the dark horse to defeat Atletico. However, in terms of historical meeting results, Rayo Vallecano is at an absolute disadvantage, the last 12 matches, Rayo Vallecano 1 win, 2 draws and 9 losses, the last time to beat Atletico dates back to 2013, when the home 2-1 defeat at Atletico, the last away defeat at Atletico dates back to 1999, when the away defeat of Atletico 2-0. Therefore, Rayo Vallecano's current round against Atletico will be a bitter battle.