Rayo Vallecano faces Celta de Vigo on matchday 11 of LaLiga EA Sports, with the match taking place at the Vallecas stadium at 16:15 CET. The match, which will be broadcast on DAZN and LaLiga TV Bar, promises to be an interesting duel between the team from the Spanish capital, which seeks to break a streak of three days without victory, and the celestial team, which tries to overcome its bad streak in Vallecas, where it has been more than 30 years without triumphing in the First Division.
Before the ball started rolling, the Vallecas stadium was filled with emotion and solidarity. A minute of silence was held in memory of the victims of the train accident in Urda, Toledo, and Rayo coach, Beñat San José, was proud of the attitude of his group, which helped those affected the day before. For his part, Celta's coach, Claudio Giráldez, expressed his desire to break the “jinx” of Vallecas and achieve a victory that will allow him to regain the trust of his fans.
The lineups were announced in detail: Rayo will have Audero in goal, Ratiu, Lejeune, Mujaid and Pedrosa in defense, Óscar Valentín, Unai López and Pedro Díaz in midfield, and DeFrutos, Camello and Álvaro García in attack. Celta, for its part, will have Radu in goal, Javi Rodríguez, Yoel Lago and Cáceres in defense, Javi Rueda, Febas, Moriba and Javi Galán in midfield, and Hugo Álvarez, Jutglà and Hugo González up front. The referee of the match will be Manuel Orellana, with the assistance of Iván Caparrós' VAR.
The game started with a first corner in favor of Celta, after a long pass from Radu that ended in a corner kick. In the first minutes, Rayo got a cross from Hugo González that was caught by Audero, while Celta received a cross from Javi Galán that also ended without a shot. Rayo, for its part, had a play by Camello that ended in a dangerous rejection, and Celta achieved a first corner after a long ball from Radu. The match took place with an intense fight for control of the midfield, but neither team managed to score in the first half, which ended with a goalless draw.
With matchday 11 underway, both teams seek to consolidate their position in the table and avoid falling into the relegation zone. Rayo, which is in the relegation zone after a defeat against Elche, needs a victory to improve its situation. Celta, for its part, wants to break its bad streak in Vallecas and secure a point that will allow it to stay in the qualifying zone. The match will continue with the same intensity in the second half, with the expectation that both teams will find the opportunity to score and decide the fate of the day.