Real Madrid continues to be a sea of doubts, relying on the individual quality of the most inspired player. Vinícius was on his game on a day when Mbappé was inconsistent. In moments where Madrid's speed with the ball and quick circulation troubled a Rayo Vallecano that showed personality, the team rose after Álvaro García's first shot on goal. It was a key moment. Arbeloa turned to Ceballos to improve Real Madrid's possession, which was split in two. With little advantage, Madrid's shortcomings were felt. Their actions were the most dangerous when Real Madrid increased their game's pace. The Madrid siege began. After hitting the woodwork early, when a serious Rayo error from a corner kick allowed the opponent to surge forward, Mbappé got past Batalla's desperate clearance, and the crossbar repelled his long-range shot into an empty net. The script of the game changed when Pathé Ciss misjudged a play. With many offensive players, ending up with five forwards, and few to defend. And above all, thanks to Vinícius on one of those days when his form is on an upswing. Ceballos hit the post, Camavinga smashed a header against it, Brahim collided with Batalla, who saved a shot from Rodrygo, and when the nine minutes of added time were running out and Rayo's suffering found a reward, an absurd penalty that ruined all the visitors' efforts came. With Rayo penned in their area, clearing as best they could, Mendy misjudged a clearance attempt and hit Brahim in the chest. A quarter of an hour later, Real Madrid was already leading on the scoreboard and had the chance to calm the tension. An impossibility in their current state. And they received a punishment that dynamited the match. Rayo had their chance when Real Madrid threw forward to avoid a step back in the league after Barcelona's victory. Arbeloa booked Ceballos (69) and Vinícius (83) for Real Madrid; and Gumbau (53), Chavarría (57), Isi (65), Oscar Valentín (72), Batalla (82), Ilias (83), and Pacha Espino (99) for Rayo. Mbappé, without nerves, gave an agonizing victory to a Real Madrid that does not find improvement but continues to fight. Technical sheet: 2 – Real Madrid: Courtois; Fede Valverde, Raúl Asencio (Ceballos, 46), Huijsen (Alaba, 77), Camavinga; Tchouaméni, Güler (Rodrygo, 77), Bellingham (Brahim, 10); Mastantuono (Gonzalo, 60), Vinícius, and Mbappé. 1 – Rayo Vallecano: Batalla; Ratiu, Lejeune, Mumin, Chavarría; Pathé Ciss, Gumbau (Óscar Valentín, 56); Isi, Ilias (Carlos Martín, 84), Álvaro García; and De Frutos (Pedro Díaz, 56). Goals: 1-0, 15': Vinícius. But the Brazilian forgave the second goal after Batalla's save from Güler's sharp cross shot. And a saving goal from Mbappé. With the Monaco XI, which achieved the most comfortable win of the season. With Camavinga leaving pure left-backs on the bench, Carreras after failing in Lisbon, and Fran García. Arbeloa had left Asencio in the locker room, risking a tibia injury in every match. Adjustments that do not improve the game. Already on the brink of the abyss it will fall into if Mallorca wins on Monday. Iñigo's attack is gaining bite, and against Real Madrid, any rival has the chance to damage it. With Kylian Mbappé calming the nerves of Madridismo with his penalty kick after another chapter of inconsistency at a Santiago Bernabéu that points fingers. A minute's silence was observed in memory of Lucien Muller and Brad Branson, former football and basketball players of Real Madrid, respectively. The entry Mbappé calms the nerves in minute 100 was first published in La Verdad Panamá. Followed by a Chavarría attempt. With Arbeloa's tactical adjustments that do not improve the team. Permissive, much as the statistics reflect that it is the second-least scored against team in LaLiga. His stomp on Ceballos' studs was a shot in the foot for his Rayo at 80 minutes. It started with Mbappé's penalty claim, unbalanced by Ratiu inside the rival area. Obliged to forgive Vinícius, the best of a derby that was a moral punishment for a Rayo Vallecano that caressed a point and ended defeated (2-1) and with two red cards for a 'final' against Oviedo. On the rollercoaster that Real Madrid is on this season, after another steep drop with more speed than the Madrid fan desires, with such a bad image at Da Luz that provoked a retreat from the progress made with Arbeloa, it began a new attempt at ascent in search of the highest peak it has not yet been able to reach. Expelled Pathé Ciss with a straight red card at 80 minutes and Chavarría at 103 for two bookings. Incidents: match corresponding to matchday 22 of LaLiga EA Sports played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in front of 71,051 spectators. A draw would have been a punishment, and they threw forward to avoid it. The players wore a green armband as a symbol of the fight against cancer. He earned it through sheer will. Without brilliance, except for that shown by Vinícius. Madrid, Feb 1 (EFE).- In minute 100 and from a penalty. Courtois saving his team for the umpteenth time. They were the fruits of his move forward in possession. Güler offloaded, Brahim ran still cold after jumping without warming up, and Vini feigned a step on the ball and placed it in the corner. The injury, along with a blow to Güler's face, cooled the start. Only from a Pathé Ciss error, the first of two serious ones he made, could they do damage, but Brahim, with everything to define, erred in generosity looking for a gift for Mbappé. The derby would go crazy in a second half in which everything happened. Victim of a massive whistle the first time he received the ball to leave his defender and ask for mercy with gestures of support. Nearing the post in his shot. The Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé (r) scores 2-1 during the LaLiga match that faced Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano, this Sunday, at the Santiago Bernabéu. Álvaro surprised Fede Valverde and De Frutos got ahead of Tchouaméni. Two midfielders playing as defenders to whom, in certain actions, the lack of automatisms of the position is seen. Not a single point from the last nine. In a rapid transition. Arbeloa lost one of his 'untouchables' whom he never substituted. Again pointing at him more than any other teammate. Ilias missed the first chance in the start, after Ratiu's appearance behind Camavinga. EFE/ J.J.Guillén An unexpected injury, that of the player who runs the most kilometers per match, Jude Bellingham, hurt Real Madrid. The left-footed shot he saved with his feet. 2-1, 100': Mbappé from a penalty. Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera (Castilian-Manchego Committee). For his lack of continuity and governance. When the Bernabéu was already pointing at Huijsen and Mastantuono in its whistles. It was minute 64. His was a golazo that broke the initial equality. Because between the rarefied atmosphere by the irregularity of results, Rayo wanted, from order and with an attack in which its danger increases with the inclusion of Ilias Akhomach, to seek solace for its poor dynamics. A slip by Tchouaméni after a corner allowed the lethal counter-attack, the run of Ratiu with many meters to think where to shoot, the defensive effort of Gonzalo and the golden save of Courtois. A muscular strain in a run into space left him out for nine minutes. The Frenchman's bitterness extended to the rest of the teammates after Rayo's equalizer. Arbeloa sought greater balance with a 4-4-2 in the defensive phase, embedding Mastantuono on the right in defensive help and Brahim on the left to free Vinícius from defending. A victory in twelve matches. He enjoys and makes enjoy in moments when tragedy is in the air. It was his way of responding to the demand of the stands. Until Vini increased the temperature of the cold Madrid afternoon. Against the rain of whistles he imposed his unquestionable technical quality. Retreating with the ball the position of Tchouaméni for the appearance of Camavinga from the side through the middle. 1-1, 49': De Frutos.
