Real Madrid does not play well and is tied by Espanyol

O Real Madrid tied with the Rayo Vallecano this Sunday, 18th, in a game valid for the Spanish Championship. The goals of the game were scored by Joselu It is From Tomás, which made it 1-1 on the scoreboard and it never came again, given the lack of inspiration from the Merengues in the second half. Club remains leader of the competition.

The start of the game made it seem like it would be full of excitement for the entire 90 minutes, but the situation soon calmed down. Before that, after two minutes Joselu went to the net and put Real Madrid ahead in a beautiful counterattack by the team and with the help of VAR in validating the goal scored.

Around 20 minutes later, however, the competition leader's situation got complicated with Camavinga taking a penalty by putting his hand on the ball. Video refereeing helped once again and De Tomás was responsible for keeping everything even on the scoreboard, taking the result until halftime of the match.

The second stage was more tepid and saw Real looking for alternatives to break Rayo's block, who were also waiting for an escape to turn the match around. As a result, little happened and the technicians were forced to use their respective benches, with Ancelotti launching Kroos It is Rodrygo.

Without being able to exert great pressure, the visitors even saw Vallecano get excited at times, but also not making much of an effort to expose themselves. Therefore, the teams ended up settling for equality and a point taken home, important for Madrid in the search for the title.

A Real Madrid game at 10am on a Sunday is a sad thing…

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