REAL MADRID vs. RAYO VALLECANO Live Stream FREE Online: 2014 Spanish Liga BBVA Table, Live Coverage From Madrid, Projected Lineups and TACTICAL PREVIEW

Two clubs in opposite halves of the Spanish Liga table will do battle today in a league match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. The first-division clash scheduled for 5 p.m. ET will be held at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid and can be live streamed here free.

How the mighty have fallen. In a span of three days, Real Madrid have gone from the top of the league to third. Another defeat to a quality side in the top half of the table has removed their destiny from their own hands, something manager Carlo Ancelotti cannot explain (h/t to the Guardian). "I am not happy with this," Ancelotti said. "It is difficult to explain as Real are one of the strongest teams in the world and we will continue to show this until the end of the season," he added.

"In the first game against Atlético [Madrid] we deserved to lose and then in the first half against Barcelona we didn't compete well. But since then the last two games, away to Atlético and then in Sunday's match, they were even."

"It is not a case of looking for who was responsible, or to blame for the defeat," said Ancelotti. "It came after a lot of matches where we didn't lose. In football you cannot always explain everything by looking for the culprit. The team was fine before the loss and it will be afterwards."

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Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Real Madrid's Angel Di María was sorely missed in Wednesday's 2-1 defeat to Sevilla. The 26-year-old has been an offensive stalwart this season, contributing three goals and 10 assists.

Real Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): López; Marcelo, Varane, Ramos, Carvajal; María, Illarramendi, Modric; Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale

Rayo Vallecano's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Rat, Gálvez, Castro, Arbilla; Trashorras, Ñiguez; Falqué, Bueno, Rochina; Larrivey

(h/t to WhoScored)

Spanish League Table

Rnk

Team

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

+/-

Pts

1

Atlético Madrid

30

23

4

3

67

21

46

73

2

FC Barcelona

30

23

3

4

88

25

63

72

3

Real Madrid

30

22

4

4

81

32

49

70

4

Athletic Club

30

16

8

6

52

32

20

56

5

Sevilla FC

30

14

8

8

55

45

10

50

6

Real Sociedad

30

14

7

9

53

43

10

49

7

Villarreal CF

30

14

6

10

50

36

14

48

8

RCD Espanyol

30

11

7

12

34

35

-1

40

9

Valencia CF

30

11

7

12

43

42

1

40

10

Levante UD

30

9

10

11

27

38

-11

37

11

Granada CF

30

10

4

16

28

40

-12

34

12

Celta de Vigo

30

9

6

15

33

44

-11

33

13

Rayo Vallecano

30

10

3

17

34

63

-29

33

14

Málaga CF

30

8

8

14

29

38

-9

32

15

Elche CF

30

7

10

13

24

41

-17

31

16

UD Almería

30

8

6

16

33

57

-24

30

17

Osasuna

30

8

5

17

25

51

-26

29

18

Getafe CF

30

7

7

16

26

47

-21

28

19

Real Valladolid

30

5

12

13

31

50

-19

27

20

Real Betis

30

5

7

18

26

59

-33

22

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