Real Madrid 2-1 Vallecano: Vinicius & Mbappe's goals lift Los Blancos to 2nd

Real Madrid moved level on points with LaLiga leaders Barcelona after quickfire goals from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior earned them a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano. 

Match Report

Real Madrid moved level on points with LaLiga leaders Barcelona after quickfire goals from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior earned them a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano. 

Carlo Ancelotti's side leapfrogged Atletico Madrid in the standings following their shock defeat to Getafe earlier on Sunday, with the top three separated by just a point. 

Barca, who will face Atletico next Sunday, have a game in hand after their match against Osasuna on Saturday was postponed due to the sudden death of their team doctor.

Real were ahead in the 30th minute when Mbappe cut inside and bundled his way into the box before rifling the ball into the bottom right-hand corner.

The hosts doubled their advantage four minutes later when Vinicius danced his way around the Vallecano defence and finished past Augusto Batalla.

But in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Pedro Diaz's thunderous effort that cannoned off the crossbar following a fine passage of play halved the deficit.

Mbappe went close to notching his second of the game eight minutes after the restart, but his curling strike narrowly evaded the far post. 

Los Blancos should have put the game to bed late on, but Vinicius somehow fired wide from inside the box after being found by Luka Modric's wonderful delivery. 

Data Debrief: Real win, but not at their brilliant best

Ancelotti's side knew the importance of beating Vallecano following Atletico's earlier stumble, and though they ultimately emerged victorious, it was not their best display. 

Vallecano ended the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of just 1.02 to their opponents' 1.6, despite having double the attempts on target against the champions. 

Indeed, Rayo had 20 shots to Real's 10 in the contest. Apart from Barcelona, this is the biggest difference for a Los Blancos opponent at the Bernabeu in a LaLiga game since January 2008 (+10 v Real Zaragoza). 

Real have also now conceded 51 goals in 46 games this season in all competitions. Among LaLiga clubs, only Real Valladolid (68) and Girona (52) have let in more. 

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

0' Real Madrid hold a minute of silent for Carles Miñarro Garcia before the game

7' Aridane's header following the corner is just high

12' Highlight from Real Madrid vs Vallecano

14' Vinicius hits the post from outside the box

23' Raul Asencio almost makes a mistake as he dangerously passes back to Lunin

27' Huge scare for Real Madrid but Vallecano's attempts are blocked

30' Mbappe puts Los Blancos in lead! Real Madrid 1-0 Vallecano

32' Vallecano's attempt is saved by Lunin

34' Vini Jr extends the lead as Modric assists! Real Madrid 2-0 Vallecano

35' Vallecano almosts makes a mistake but Mbappe's shot is saved

42' Rodrygo is taking a treatment as he seems to have injury

47' Pedro Díaz pulls one back for visitors! Real Madrid 2-1 Vallecano

54' Mbappe's shot is just wide!

65' Tchouameni's pass picks out Vini Jr but the striker rules offside

68' Rodrygo is replaced by Valverde

74' Alvaro's shot from distance is saved by Lunin

75' Vini's shot from a close range is wide as Modric delivers a cross

78' Camavinga on, Mbappe off

79' Vini Jr is shown the yellow card as he seems to complain to the ref

85' Bellingham is replaced by Brahim Diaz

Line-ups

Real Madrid XI: Modric, Alaba, Vazquez, Mbappe, Lunin, Fran García, Tchouameni, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Raúl Asencio

Subs: F Mendy, Valverde, Brahim, Camavinga, Güler, Endrick, Fran González, Sergio Mestre

Vallecano XI: Aridane Hernández, Lejeune, Álvaro García, Augusto Batalla, Gumbau, Adrián Embarba, Alfonso Espino, Pedro Díaz, Pathé Ciss, Andrei Rațiu, Pep Chavarría

Subs: Oscar Trejo, Sergi Guardiola, Balliu, Unai López, Óscar Valentín, Dani Cárdenas, Pelayo Fernández, Etienne Eto'o, Marco de las Sías