On 28 May, one of the matches of the 37th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Rayo Vallecano (Spain) and Villarreal (Spain) met.
Spain Championship, round 37
Rayo Vallecano (Spain) - Villarreal (Spain) - 2:1 (0:0)
Goals: R. de Tomas (56), Isi Palazon (63) - Lo Celso (83)
Warnings: Parejo (40), Pedraza (59), Oscar Valentin (65), R. de Tomas (68), Lo Celso (70), Pino (82), N. Jackson (90+4), Alejandro Catena (90+4)
Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal clashed in a tense La Liga encounter at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium. The scoreline remained 0-0 at half-time as both sides tried to break each other down. However, everything changed in the second half and the match took an interesting turn.
In the 40th minute, Villarreal player D. Parejo received a yellow card, setting the tone for what was to come in the second period. Rayo Vallecano finally scored in the 56th minute when R. de Tomas hit the net. Just three minutes later, Villarreal's A. Pedraza also received a yellow card. The visiting team then quickly made two substitutions: R. Terrats and S. Chukwueze came on in place of G. Lo Celso and G. Moreno respectively. However, it was Rayo Vallecano who increased their lead in the 63rd minute when I. Palazon hit the net. The hosts then received two yellow cards in a row: O. Valentin and R. de Thomas were both cautioned. Soon after, in the 70th minute, Villarreal's G. Lo Celso was also shown the yellow card. Then, the away team made a third substitution: A. Baena replaced Eduardo Capuet on 71 minutes. Then Rayo Vallecano made two substitutions: P. Chavarria and S. Camello came on instead of W Lopez and R De Tomas respectively. However, in the 83rd minute, Villarreal managed to get back into the game thanks to a goal by G. Lo Celso. Rayo Vallecano made two more substitutions: in the 85th minute, S. Comesana and A. Garcia took the place of P. Ciss and R. Falcao respectively. However, there was still time for more action as A. Catena and N. Jackson received yellow cards in the final minutes of the game. In the end, it was Rayo Vallecano who defeated Villarreal 2-1 in this memorable encounter at the Estadio de Vallecas.
In the next round, Mallorca v Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal v Atletico.
| Rayo Vallecano | Villarreal | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals on goal | 2 |
| 15 | Shots | 7 |
| 1 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 7 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 9 | Offences | 9 |
| 4 | Corner | 6 |
| 9 | Offsides | 1 |
| 31% | Possession of the ball | 69% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 234 | Total assists | 552 |
| 168 | Accurate passes | 456 |
| 72% | Accuracy of transmissions | 83% |