Real Madrid 6-2 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 24 September 2011
Result
Real Madrid 6-2 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Saturday 24 September 2011, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Real Madrid 6-2 Rayo Vallecano: match report
Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 6-2 in La Liga on Saturday 24 September 2011. The half-time score was 2-1.
Michu opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo (38'), Gonzalo Higuaín (45'), Cristiano Ronaldo (51', penalty), Raphaël Varane (67'), Karim Benzema (73') and Cristiano Ronaldo (84', penalty). Rayo Vallecano scored through Michu (1') and Michu (55').
Discipline: Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Madrid were 7th on 7 points from 4 and Rayo Vallecano 11th on 5 points from 4. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 1st with 100 points, and Rayo Vallecano 15th with 43.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1.
Going into the match Real Madrid's last five read D-L-W-W and Rayo Vallecano's L-W-D-D.
Key events
- 1'Goal · Michu
- 17'Yellow card · Ángel Di María
- 38'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 45'Yellow card · Alejandro Arribas
- 45'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 50'Yellow card · Movilla
- 51'Penalty goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 55'Goal · Michu
- 56'Second yellow · Ángel Di María
- 57'Yellow card · Xabi Alonso
- 67'Yellow card · A. Bangoura
- 67'Goal · Raphaël Varane
- 73'Goal · Karim Benzema
- 83'Yellow card · Dani Giménez
- 84'Penalty goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)
Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Raúl Albiol, Raphaël Varane, Kaká, Lassana Diarra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ángel Di María, Xabi Alonso, Gonzalo Higuaín
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Dani Giménez, Tito, José Manuel Casado, Alejandro Arribas, Jordi Figueras, Movilla, Javi Fuego, Lass Bangoura, Raúl Tamudo, Piti, Miguel Pérez Cuesta