What do you think when someone says the words Real Madrid? Trophies, titles, star players, a huge modern stadium, transfers worth tens of millions of dollars, glamour, VIPs in their luxury boxes… And Rayo Vallecano? Despite playing in the same league and living in the same city – they have nothing in common with Los Blancos.Spain. 02/02/2022Copa del Rey: Rayo Vallecano – Mallorca.Today, Rayo ultras showed up at the stadium without clothes. Club’s president banned people from entering the stadium in the symbols of “Bukaneros”.Video: @UltrasAccountOF pic.twitter.com/4uvsAlJsGK— HooligansTV (@HooligansTV_eu) February 2, 2022 The club from the neighbourhood of Vallecas don’t waste money because they haven’t got much of it. Their biggest-ever signing was Raul de Tomas earlier this year for a modest fee of $8 million. Real Madrid spend that much on catering during match days. Most of their players arrive for a mere fraction of that amount. Their stadium is small and crammed between apartment buildings, permanently in development. No movie stars or rappers go there to show off their jewellery. Only true supporters, neighbours who care about their club. They don’t come there to be seen and to record Instagram stories. It’s simple and honest: come and support your team no matter what – even if you end up with no trophies and cups for your trouble.Working-class team from a poor neighbourhood comes again to torment the richIt’s not easy for anyone to beat Real Madrid. It’s even harder for Rayo, the third club in the Spanish capital. In this century, the two teams met 27 times, and Rayo only won twice. The latter of those two came in 2019, late in the season – when Zinedine Zidane’s Los Blancos didn’t even need a result, and Rayo were desperate for points to save them from relegation. But just because something is hard and seemingly impossible, it doesn’t mean you should give up. And Rayo don’t ever give up.Prediksi Starting XI Rayo VS Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/8W9IHy1GA8— SELASA, VS RAYO JAM 03.00 WIB LIVE STREAMING (@realmadridindo1) November 7, 2022 Just like their club’s philosophy, Rayo are simple and hones on the playing field as well. Young manager Andoni Iraola’s team doesn’t mess around. They attack directly, without much passing sideways. They aim for the goal and look to get to it as soon as possible. This style brought them reputable draws in matches against neighbours Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. They also got their first-ever win at Sevilla’s Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Last season, Carlo Ancelotti’s team beat Rayo twice but struggled both times to 1-0 wins. Los Blancos want to remain unbeaten in La Liga and overtake Barcelona again at the top. To do it, they must win against the noisy underdogs.LA LIGAFridayGirona – Athletic Bilbao 2-1 (0-0)/Lopez 67, Martin 75 – Guruzeta 78/SaturdayGetafe – Cadiz 0-0Valladolid – Elche 2-1 (1-0)/Sanchez 40, Messa 46 – Josan 63/Celta – Osasuna 1-2 (1-2)/Aspas 19 – Avila 8,28/Barcelona – Almeria 2-0 (0-0)/Dembele 48, De Jong 62/SundayAtl.Madrid – Espanyol 1-1 (0-0)/Joao Felix 78 – Darder 62/Sociedad – Valencia 1-1 (1-1)/Guillamon 10 og – Lino 25/Villareal – Mallorca 0-2 (0-1)/Muriqi 32, Ndiaye 75/Betis – Sevilla 1-1 (1-0)/Navas 43 og – Gudelj 81/Monday23.00: (5.70) Rayo Vallecano (3.80) Real Madrid (1.73)***odds are subject to change
