City: Madrid, Spain
Venue: Campo de Futbol de Vallecas
Date/Kick-Off : Monday 7 November, 21:00 CET
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera
On Monday night, Rayo Vallecano will host Real Madrid, near to the capital, in Spain’s top league.
Iraola’s side are unbeaten in their last four Championship games and enter the field on the back of back-to-back wins. However, they are the only team with a longer unbeaten run in La Liga.
Real Madrid’s lead at the top of the table was cut short by a controversial draw with Girona last weekend, but they remain an absolutely dominant force to be reckoned with.
Randy Ntekja remains suspended after receiving a red card in Rayo de Cádiz’s 5-1 final last month.
Andres Martin has yet to play since returning from a loan spell in Tenerife this summer with a shoulder injury. Former Atletico Madrid icon Radamel Falcao has been sidelined for Rayo’s last two games with a muscle problem, while José Angel Pozo is out injured.
Aurelien Tchouameni missed Celtic’s 5-1 win on Wednesday but later returned to training. The Frenchman will be in demand at the base of midfield as Toni Kroos is suspended after picking up two yellow cards against Girona last weekend.
Eden Hazard trained indoors with a muscle problem, but Karim Benzema returned from the bench in midweek.
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid – Head 2 Head
Real Madrid: 4 Wins
Draws: 0
Form:
Real Madrid: W W L D W
Rayo Vallecano XI:
Dimitrievski, Balliu, Lejeune, Catena, Garcia, Camacho, Lopez, Garcia, CamelloValentin, Comesana
Substitutes: Lopez, Salvi, Chavarria, Munoz, Bebe, Suarez, Mumin, Ciss, Saveljich
Real Madrid XI:
Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Tchouameni, Modric, Rodrygo, Mendy, Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius
Substitutes: Lunin, Vallejo, Camavinga, Mariano, Vazquez, Ceballos, Militao, Nacho, Asensio,
