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Marissa Thomas FT: Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano have made 20 shots compared to 10 for Real Madrid. Except for Barcelona, this is the biggest difference for a Real Madrid opponent at Santiago Bernabeu in a La Liga game (+10) since January 2008 (+10 vs Real Zaragoza). FT: Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano It's all over. Real Madrid get the three points and go level with La Liga leaders Barcelona. Job done. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Luka Modric is booked for time wasting with less than a minute to go. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Aridane Hernandez rises highest in the box as a Rayo Vallecano corner is swung in but Andrii Lunin saves comfortably. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano We are into three minutes of added time. Can Real Madrid hang on? Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Jude Bellingham has ice applied to his calf as he takes his seat on the bench. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Jude Bellingham is taken off as Brahim Díaz replaces him. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Another yellow card for Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouameni is booked for a foul on Oscar Trejo. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano make a double change. On: Sergi Guardiola, Unai Lopez Off: Pathe Ciss and Alfonso Espino Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Vinicius Junior runs clear through on goal but he decides not to take the shot himself and his pass is cut out. There are less than 10 minutes to play and this game is not done just yet. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Vinicius Junior goes into the book for not retreating. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Jude Bellingham is back on the field. It was a bad fall and it seemed to be an issue with his calf. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano An interesting substitution from Carlo Ancelotti. Eduardo Camavinga comes on for France team-mate Kylian Mbappe. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Jude Bellingham is down and receiving treatment after he was fouled by Pathe Ciss. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Vinicius Junior pokes an effort towards goal after latching on to Luka Modric's pass but his shot is just wide. He gives a thumbs up to Modric for the pass. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Andrei Ratiu aims a fierce strike towards goal from outside the box but Andrii Lunin is equal to it. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Kylian Mbappe runs in behind Alfonso Espino and looks to cut inside but Espino comes out on top this time and stops him before he can get a shot away. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano have made a triple change. On: Oscar Trejo, Ivan Balliu and Oscar Valentin Off: Gerard Gumbau, Pedro Diaz and Adri Embarba. Real Madrid 2-1 Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid make their first change of the match. Federico Valverde comes on to replace Rodrygo. France captain Kylian Mbappe has scored 18 La Liga goals this season Real Madrid moved level on points with leaders Barcelona after they narrowly beat Rayo Vallecano in La Liga. Two goals in four minutes gave the hosts a comfortable first-half lead. Kylian Mbappe cut inside and slotted into the bottom corner, before Vinicius Jr produced a near-identical finish, via a slight deflection off visiting defender Andrei Ratiu. Pedro Diaz fired in off the crossbar, for his first Rayo Vallecano goal, in first-half stoppage time to halve the deficit. Jude Bellingham made his return from a two-game La Liga suspension but was withdrawn late on after falling awkwardly. The result means Barcelona remain top, with a game in hand, while Real are second on goal difference. Carlo Ancelotti's side travel to city rivals Atletico Madrid on Wednesday for the second leg of their last-16 Champions League encounter. Atleti missed the chance to go top of La Liga earlier on Sunday when the third-placed side fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat at Getafe. They led 1-0 through an Alexander Sorloth penalty, but had Angel Correa sent off in the 88th minute and Mauro Arambarri scored twice in the final two minutes for the hosts. Last Updated 9th March 2025 at 18: 53 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Carlo Ancelotti Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Iñigo Pérez Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Carlo Ancelotti Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Iñigo Pérez Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Spanish La Liga All competitions All competitions All competitions Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.