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18 Feb

Barca Edge Out Rayo Vallecano To Go Top Of La Liga

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Barcelona saw out a nervy win against Rayo Vallecano to return to the top of La Liga for the first time since December. Robert Lewandowski’s first-half penalty was enough for Barca to leapfrog title rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, after both capital clubs dropped points in 1-1 draws on Saturday. The Poland striker rolled his spot-kick in off the post – his 20th league goal of the season – after the hosts were awarded a contentious penalty following a video assistant referee (VAR) review. Rayo midfielder Pathe Ciss was penalised for pulling down Inigo Martinez in the box, though the Barcelona…

06 Nov

Real Madrid Miss Chance To Go Top After Bellingham Scare

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Real Madrid missed an opportunity to return to the top of La Liga as they were held to a goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabeu. The result leaves Real second in the table, two points behind leaders Girona who won 4-2 at Osasuna on Saturday. Federico Valverde, Joselu, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr all had chances to score for the hosts. However, the visitors held firm for their first away point in this fixture since 2000. Francisco’s Vallecano team are now unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions. They frustrated their more esteemed Madrid neighbours but…

05 May

Abdul Mumin Excels As Rayo Vallecano Beat Valladolid

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On what was just his sixth start for the club, Abdul Mumin was just a few metres away from scoring his first goal in Rayo Vallecano’s win over Real Valladolid on Thursday night. Mumin was named in the starting lineup for the game after coming off the bench in the last league game away from home against Elche. The Ghana international was paired alongside Alejandro Catena in the heart of Rayo’s defence taking the spot of Florian Lejeune, who is suspended. Mumin played the entire duration of the game and always looked like he had been in the team all…

14 Nov

Abdul Mumin Stars In Rayo Vallecano Copa Del Rey Win

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Black Stars defender, Abdul Mumin, played a nearly perfect game on Sunday, November 13, as Rayo Vallecano advanced to the next stage of the Copa del Rey. Mumin, since his full debut against Atletico Madrid, had not received any minute for the club as they continue to ease him into the team. However, he was given a starting berth against CFJ Mellerussa away from home as Andoni Iraola made changes to his team. In his 90 minutes on the field, Mumin recorded the most passes, completing 85 out of his 95 attempted passes. https://twitter.com/kweku_lawrence/status/1591776519713861633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1591776519713861633%7Ctwgr%5E60cf41f010fb8c37627bc6f37c74db4c818a1ca2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myjoyonline.com%2Fabdul-mumin-stars-in-rayo-vallecano-copa-del-rey-win%2F The 24-year-old also won all…