Real Madrid earned a dramatic 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabéu, after Kylian Mbappé’s 100th-minute penalty made it six straight victories in LaLiga for Los Blancos.
2025/2026 La Liga
2-1
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
0' Injured Bellingham leaves the pitch andis replaced by Brahim Diaz
2' Vini Jr sends a cross to the penalty area but it is cleared by the defender
5' Akhomach's effort in the box veers just wide of the right post
15' GOAL! Vini Jr cruls the ball past the goalkeeper! Real Madrid 1-0 Vallecano
19' Vini Jr gets to the rebound but sends his strike wide of the left post
23' Valverde hammers the ball from long-range, but Mbappe's effort is blocked
26' Mastantuono gets a pass but his terrible ball control makes him lose the ball
31' De Frutos shots from a narrow angle but his effort is saved by Courtois
35' Alvaro Garcia shoots from the edge of the box but Courtois saves the ball
43' Brahim Diaz sends a pass onto Mbappe, but the ball is cleared by the defender
46' Raul Acensio is replaced by Ceballos
46' Gumbau's shot sails towards the left side of the goal, but Courtois makes a save
47' Mbappe is down in the box but the referee signals no penalty
49' GOAL! Alvaro heads the ball for De Frutos to equalize! Real Madrid 1-1 Vallecano
56' Pedro Diaz and Oscar Valentin on, Jorge de Frutos and Gerard Gumbau off
58' Vini Jr is down in the box after a challenge but the ref takes no action
60' Mastantuono is replaced by Gonzalo Garcia
64' What a save by Courtois! Ratiu gets one-on-one with the keeper, but fails to net
68' Mbappe pulls the trigger but sends the ball onto the crossbar
76' Huijsen sends an uncomfortable pass to Courtois, who can only clears the ball
77' Rodrygo and Alaba on, Arda Guler and Huijsen off
80' Pathe Ciss receives a red card after his horrific challenge on Ceballos!
82' Ceballos strikes from the edge of the box but it flashes just wide
83' Yellow Card! Vinicius and Akhomach both booked for their bad behaviour
85' Camavinga sends his header onto the post!
100' Penalty Goal! Real Madrid 2-1 Vallecano (Kylian Mbappé)
Match Report
Real Madrid earned a dramatic 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabéu, after Kylian Mbappé’s 100th-minute penalty made it six straight victories in LaLiga for Los Blancos.
Following their disappointing UEFA Champions League outing in midweek, during which Anatoliy Trubin’s last-gasp goal for Benfica left Los Blancos facing a play-off clash against the same opponents, Real will have been desperate to start on the front foot here. Their efforts at building momentum, though, suffered a setback when Jude Bellingham was in tears as he was forced off with a hamstring injury in the opening stages. Still, while the visitors had a fantastic opportunity to take the lead inside the opening five minutes when Ilias Akhomach wriggled into some space inside the area before dragging his shot wide, Álvaro Arbeloa’s team were in front by the quarter-hour mark. Vinícius Júnior had not scored in LaLiga since October 4th 2025, but he broke his drought in some style here, curling into the top corner from just inside the box.
The rest of the half passed by with limited opportunities, the best of which came from Arda Güler as he forced Augusto Batalla into an important stop from a tight angle. As HT approached, Rayo improved and grew into the game, but their difficulties in front of goal this term - only two sides in the Spanish top flight had scored fewer than their 17 goals prior to kick-off - were underlined by the fact they failed to work Thibaut Courtois before the interval.
Within five minutes of the restart, though, they were back on level terms. A searching ball towards the back post was headed back into the danger area by Álvaro García, and Jorge de Frutos was on hand to sweep past Courtois. Both sides then had a gilt-edged opportunity apiece to take the lead; first, Real’s goalkeeper produced a crucial one-on-one stop to deny Andrei Rațiu when the visiting right-back led a counterattack, before Mbappé hit the bar with the goal at his mercy after Batalla was found in no man’s land trying to intercept the pass into the France international.
Real received a significant boost when Pathé Ciss was sent off for a high challenge on Dani Ceballos, who was next to go close when he placed a shot narrowly wide of the post as the match approached its climax. Éduardo Camavinga then hit the upright with a header, but Real had a golden chance in the 10th minute of stoppage time when a penalty was awarded after Nobel Mendy felled Brahim Díaz. From the spot, Mbappé made no mistake, sending Batalla the wrong way to secure the points. It was a huge win for Real, who are now back to within one point of LaLiga leaders Barcelona, but to lose in such fashion is a crushing blow for Rayo who received another red card when Pep Chavarría received a second yellow card for a push on Rodrygo. They are now just one point above the relegation zone and have won only one of their past 12 league games.
Line-ups
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Mbappe, Valverde, Tchouameni, Vinicius, Camavinga, Bellingham, Güler, Raúl Asencio, Dean Huijsen, Franco Mastantuono
Subs: Alaba, Carvajal, Ceballos, Brahim, Lunin, Fran García, Rodrygo, Álvaro Carreras, Gonzalo García, Fran González
Vallecano XI: Lejeune, Álvaro García, Augusto Batalla, Gumbau, Isi Palazón, Jorge de Frutos, Pathé Ciss, Andrei Rațiu, Pep Chavarría, Ilias Akhomach, Nobel Mendy
Subs: Óscar Trejo, Balliu, Alfonso Espino, Óscar Valentín, Pedro Díaz, Luiz Felipe, Dani Cárdenas, Sergio Camello, Randy Nteka, Alemão, Fran Pérez, Carlos Martín