Madrid: Rayo Vallecano and Osasuna played to a 2-2 draw on Friday that left both teams short of their objectives in the Spanish league.
Rayo stayed in eighth place and four points from the Europa League spots, while Osasuna edged five points clear of the drop before the rest of the teams play.
Rayo striker Andrija Delibasic opened in the seventh minute by heading in a cross from Alhassane "Lass" Bangoura.
Osasuna quickly rallied back to go in front on a pair of headed goals from corner kicks by midfielder Raoul Loe in the eighth and defender Alejandro Arribas in the 13th....
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01:36 PM, Apr 27, 2013
The thumping victory restored Barcelona's 13-point lead over Real Madrid. ...
03:53 AM, Mar 18, 2013
After the delirious high of Champions League fightback against AC Milan, Barca need to come down to earth against the eighth-placed Rayo Vallecano. ...
10:00 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Goals by Franco Zuculini and Antonio Galdeano gave Real Zaragoza a 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league. ...
08:53 AM, Dec 11, 2012
Osasuna striker Kike Sola ran onto Alvaro Cejudo's pass down the right flank and beat goalkeeper David Cobeno with a chip shot from a tight angle in the fifth minute. ...
08:28 AM, Dec 01, 2012
Barcelona: Expected to struggle this season, Real Zaragoza and Rayo Vallecano showed their mettle by fighting back from two-goal deficits to record victories and move into the top half of the Spanish league on Saturday. Zaragoza roared from behind to rout 10-man Deportivo La Coruna 5-3 at Romareda Stadium, while Rayo rallied to edge out 10-man Celta Vigo 3-2 for their second straight win. "We rebounded to win like the...
08:04 AM, Nov 11, 2012
Madrid: Malaga fell to a 2-1 home loss to Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league on Saturday as Francisco "Piti" Medina scored once in each half for the visitors. It was third-place Malaga's second defeat in 16 games in all competitions this season. Rayo started strong and Piti opened the scoring 11 minutes in after Leonardo Carrilho crossed for him to tap home. Malaga surged forward and Rayo was lucky...
09:38 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Barcelona: Lionel Messi scored twice to help Spanish leader Barcelona roll to a 5-0 win at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, as coach Tito Vilanova established the best start for a first-year coach in the 113-year history of the Catalan club. Cesc Fabregas set up David Villa's 20th-minute opener to put Barcelona on its way. Messi then scored his 16th and 17th goals in all competitions this season in a second...
02:58 AM, Oct 28, 2012
Barcelona: Espanyol beat Rayo Vallecano 3-2 thanks to substitute Christian Stuani's injury-time winner on Sunday, earning the struggling side their first victory through eight rounds of the Spanish league season. Espanyol midfielder Joan Verdu made up for his early error that led to Leonardo Carrilho's 11th-minute opener by scoring from a long pass by Victor Sanchez in the 37th before adding a second goal three minutes after halftime. Carrilho got...
11:51 PM, Oct 21, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid have reluctantly agreed to play their La Liga match at Rayo Vallecano on Monday, a day after the game was abandoned because of alleged lighting sabotage at Rayo's Estadio de Vallecas stadium. The game was due to kick off at 930 p.m. local time (1930 GMT) on Sunday but the stadium was in semi-darkness and fans were still waiting outside the locked arena as workmen toiled to...
12:50 PM, Sep 24, 2012
Barcelona: Mallorca's 2-0 win over Valencia to extend their excellent start and move up to second place in the Spanish league was overshadowed on Sunday by the postponement of Real Madrid's game at Rayo Vallecano due to a presumed act of sabotage that left Vallecas stadium insufficiently well lit. The Spanish capital derby had been billed as a must-win match for Madrid, who are 11 points behind leader Barcelona. Instead,...
08:38 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid's win over Manchester City was just the first hurdle as the Spanish champions return to league play looking to confirm their recovery from a poor start to the season. Real's memorable 3-2 victory over City on Tuesday certainly provided a morale-boost for a team in disarray domestically, already eight points behind Spanish leader Barcelona after only four games. Real have a short trip across town Sunday to...
11:38 AM, Sep 21, 2012
