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Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Live Streams and TV Channels
| Country | Channels |
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| United States | Gol TV USA |
| Other Countries | |
| Andorra | Canal+ Liga / HD |
| Australia | ESPN Australia, ESPN3 Australia |
| Canada | GolTV Canada |
| New Zealand | ESPN3 Australia |
| Portugal | Sport TV2 |
| Spain | GOL T, Canal+ Liga / HD |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports 4/HD |
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Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts
| Country | Date/Time (US/Eastern) | Channel |
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| United States | Sun, Sep 25 18:00pm | Gol TV USA |
| Sun, Sep 25 21:00pm | Centro America TV | |
| Mon, Sep 26 17:00pm | Gol TV USA | |
| Mon, Sep 26 18:00pm | Centro America TV | |
| Tue, Sep 27 14:30pm | Gol TV USA | |
| Wed, Sep 28 17:00pm | Gol TV USA | |
| Australia | Sat, Sep 24 18:00pm | ESPN Australia |
| Sun, Sep 25 11:00am | ESPN Australia | |
| Canada | Mon, Sep 26 19:30pm | GolTV Canada |
| Portugal | Mon, Sep 26 7:00am | Sport TV1 |
| South Africa | Thu, Sep 29 0:00am | SuperSport 3 |
| Thu, Sep 29 4:30am | SuperSport Maximo | |
| *Don't see your country or favourite channel listed? Let us know and we will include it. | ||
Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Match Preview
In the name of Madridismo, Jose Mourinho thinks that Real Madrid will defeat Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night.
Jose Mourinho is calm and confident ahead of Saturday's fixture.
Real Madrid started the campaign well by destroying Real Zaragoza and overpowering Getafe during the first 2 match-days. But they then lost to Levante and drew away to Racing Santander. It’s been 180 minutes since Real Madrid last found the net in La Liga but Jose Mourinho refuses to see the situation as a crisis.
“Some people are interested in perpetuating this so-called crisis and others face reality, which is we didn't play well last week,” the Portuguese declared during Friday’s press conference.
“You can talk about three games and three weeks of poor performances, or about three games and one week of bad performances. I feel those who relish our bad results will be disappointed tomorrow.
“Madridismo expects us to be ambitious, responsible and to have character to face a situation that is far from being dramatic.”
Jose Mourinho has confirmed the exclusion of Pepe and Carvalho from tomorrow’s game. Sergio Ramos is expected to fill the centre back position whereas Fabio Coentrao might be rested ahead of next week’s Champions League match at home to Ajax.
Rayo Vallecano lost 2-1 at home to Levante last weekend despite enjoying 63 % of ball possession. They are 11th in La Liga standings with 5 points from 4 matches. According to Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, “Rayo Vallecano are good people with good character who are passionate about football.”
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Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano Match Report
Those who only saw the first few minutes of Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano might get surprised by the final result…
Cristiano Ronaldo clinched a hat-trick, sub Benzema scored a goal but Di Maria got sent off.
The latter stunned Los Blancos with a tap in after only 23 seconds of play. Having gone behind so early through a blunder from Casillas, the pressure to win increased for Real Madrid. Inside the 5th minute, the hosts nearly found an equalizer but defender Varane headed Angel di Maria’s dangerous cross from the right way over the bar.
Kaka looked lively in midfield whereas Cristiano Ronaldo remained rather unseen during the first 20 minutes of the match. His poor effort from a free-kick won by Kaka in the early stages of the game summed up his unimpressive start on the night.
But Rayo Vallecano couldn’t shut down Cristiano Ronaldo for too long. In the 38th minute, the number 7 player popped up to slide the ball through Dani’s legs and across the goal line. The home crowd could breathe again at last as Real Madrid netted their first strike in 3 games! Assist maker Kaka took some credit as well.
Just before the break, Gonzalo Higuain put his name on the scoring sheet after getting an offside strike ruled out around the half-hour mark. The Argentine fired Real Madrid in front with an easy goal thanks to Sergio Ramos nice pass through a header. In truth, Mesut Özil’s 29th minute introduction was perhaps the main reason behind Real Madrid’s comeback attitude in the first period.
Kaka won a penalty 5 minutes into the second period which Cristiano Ronaldo converted without mistake. At 3-1, Real Madrid seemed safe. But when Michu completed his brace inside the 55th minute, the game opened up once more. Angel di Maria got sent off for a second bookable offense. He’d have been incredibly lucky to stay on the field after producing a handball.
Game on for Rayo Vallecano; they were then only a goal behind besides having the numerical advantage. Jose Mourinho quickly took off Kaka and Higuain as Khedira and Benzema left the bench to take on the field. Fortunately for Real Madrid, Varane scored his first Real Madrid goal while Michu left the match as a substitute with 20 minutes of normal time remaining.
After these events, Benzema justified Mourinho’s changes with a goal. 5-2 to Real Madrid. All 3 points secured! Rayo Vallecano tried to minimize the humiliating margin but Los Blancos looked just satisfied enough to play around with the ball.
Still, there was time for more action. Cristiano Ronaldo got fouled by goalkeeper Dani in the box. The latter subsequently received a yellow card while Ronaldo completed his hat-trick on the night. What a way for the Spanish giants to bounce back from 2 previous bad results!
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