Two clubs in opposite halves of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. The first-division clash scheduled for 2 p.m. ET will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They’re Saying
Rayo Vallecano manager Paco Jemez (via Inside Spanish Football): “We’ve always a chance to win a game, playing better or worse, depending on the rival and depending on what we do on the pitch, but we’re always a team that has possibilities of winning. We’ll need to play the best game we possibly can because we really want to beat Real Madrid.”
“This is a game we all can’t wait to play because the truth is, we want to enjoy it,” he added. “It takes a lot of work for my players to train and play here in the Primera [division]. There’s going to be a lot of hard work in this scenario, playing at the Bernabéu against players who are amongst the best in the world and it’s an opportunity we don’t want to pass us by.”
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale returns to the starting XI this afternoon. The 25-year-old, before succumbing to injury, had four goals and three assists in seven appearances.
Real Madrid’s Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Casillas; Marcelo, Ramos, Varane, Arbeloa; James, Modric, Kroos, Bale; Ronaldo, Benzema
Rayo Vallecano’s Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Toño, Tito, Zé, Amaya, Nacho, Baena, Trashorras, Bueno, Kakuta, Aquino, Leo Baptistao
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid CF | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 24 | |||
| 2 | Valencia CF | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 4 | FC Barcelona | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Celta de Vigo | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Málaga CF | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Villarreal CF | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | |||
| 9 | Eibar | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Getafe CF | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Athletic Club | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 11 | |||
| 13 | RCD Espanyol | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 | |||
| 14 | UD Almería | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 | |||
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruña | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 9 | |||
| 16 | Granada CF | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 9 | |||
| 17 | Elche CF | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 8 | |||
| 18 | Levante UD | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 8 | |||
| 19 | Real Sociedad | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 6 | |||
| 20 | Córdoba CF | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 6 |
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