Rayo Vallecano beat Espanyol 1-0 on Thursday, 23 April 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Adrian Cordero Vega. It was played at Estadio de Vallecas.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Batalla received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano during the match. Pere Milla received a yellow card for Espanyol at 2'. Pol Lozano received a yellow card for Espanyol at 19'.
Second half: Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 46', with Pol Lozano replacing C. Pickel. P. Ciss received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 50'. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Espino replacing Ilias Akhomach. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Roberto Fernández replacing Ramón Terrats. L. Cabrera received a yellow card for Espanyol at 75'. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Óscar Valentín replacing Unai López. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Alemão replacing Gumbau. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 78', with T. Dolan replacing C. Ngonge. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 78', with Fernando Calero replacing C. Riedel. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 81', with J. Vertrouwd replacing A. Mumin. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 81', with Pedro Díaz replacing Sergio Camello. C. Ngonge received a yellow card for Espanyol at 83'. Rayo Vallecano took the lead at 87' when Sergio Camello scored, with the assist credited to Ilias Akhomach, making the score 1-0. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with Pere Milla replacing Miguel Rubio.
Rayo Vallecano used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Rayo Vallecano got 2 yellow cards, while Espanyol got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (17-15).
- Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
- Rayo Vallecano had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).
