In the early morning of February 19, Beijing time, a match in the 25th round of La Liga, the promotion of Ma Vallecano away to Elche. As a result, 90 minutes later, Vallecano suffered a last-minute kill in the 1-0 lead, and was reversed 1-2 by the opponent, suffering five consecutive defeats in all competitions.
As the promotion horse of La Liga this season, many fans who pay attention to the league must be very clear, Andrecano started with a very strong momentum, once entering the European zone. At the beginning of the season, due to the Spaniard's consecutive winless, Vallecano and Mallorca had a much better momentum than Wu Lei's host.
In the following season, the Spaniard found a sense of victory, and even won against Real Madrid at one point. Mallorca, on the other hand, has continued to concede points and has been reduced to a relegation team in the league. Vallecano's side, relying on the strong points at the beginning, they still have a certain advantage. In recent times, however, the situation in Vallecano has been very bad.
After losing the early morning game 1-2, Vallecano has suffered four consecutive league defeats, giving up all 12 points. In the current La Liga table, Rayo Vallecano is only three points ahead of Espanyol. Once Wu Lei's team is expected to achieve a big score of more than 5 goals in this round, then espanyol will surpass Vallecano and become the leading team among the 3 promoted horses.
Facing Elche, Vallecano actually still has a certain advantage. After a 0-0 half, the promoted team quickly found an opportunity to break the deadlock in the second half, scoring by Fran Garcia. However, Rayo Vallecano, who had taken the lead, did not maintain it, and instead overturned in the last 8 minutes of the race.
In the 75th minute, Carrillo scored a shot to equalize the total score to 1-1. In the 83rd minute, Ponce pushed the empty goal past the goalkeeper to help Elche achieve a reversal, but also scored a key killer goal, giving Vallecano the embarrassment of losing 5 consecutive matches in all competitions.
In the next round of the game, Vallecano will face Real Madrid at home, and the possibility of losing all three points is very high, so what greets them is a 6-game losing streak. In addition to the continuous loss of points in the league, Vallecano's progress in the cup is also very difficult. With the traditional top 3 already out, Rayo Vallecano is actually expected to compete for this season's Copa del Rey.
But a few days ago in the semi-finals, Vallecano lost 1-2 to Betis, and the second leg was away, and the possibility of turning the tables was unlikely. For this promoted horse, how to stop the decline in time should be a more important task. After all, the season is just halfway through, and if there is a continuous wave of losing streaks and points lost, then the team may even be relegated back to the second division.