Real Madrid lost a golden opportunity to take the lead with a fatal stumble in Vallecas in a crazy match (3-3) to which Carlo Ancelotti’s men did not know how to put the necessary sanity when they had done the most difficult thing, coming back from 2- 0. Madrid found themselves behind on the scoreboard in the 4th minute, 2-0 after half an hour and reacted with a lightning equalizer before the break. In the second half, Rodrygo, the best of the whites, completed a comeback that was ultimately short-lived because Isi Palazón woke up a Rayo that seemed moribund to bring Madrid back to earth with the final 3-3.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team still cannot find the direction of consistency in a season of ups and downs in play and results also marked by injuries. Madrid combines good moments of football with moments in which it is dominated, without being able to find a convincing explanation for either circumstance. In Vallecas a good version of Rodrygo emerged, the one that had not yet appeared this season. The Brazilian, flanked on the left in the absence of Vinicius, was the most disruptive player and put an end to almost three months without scoring or assisting. He gave Bellingham the pass that made it 2-2 and scored 2-3, his first goal since September 24.
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Another name of the match was Jude Bellingham, who is once again the recurring hero (although this time insufficient) of Real Madrid, as happened at the start of his first season in white. The Englishman has scored for six consecutive days and has taken the leadership that Kylian Mbappé, absent due to injury in Vallecas, and Vinicius, still far from his best level, have not been able to assume despite the fact that his unruly character remains intact.
Vinicius, sanctioned
The other bad news for Madrid is that Vinicius received the yellow card for angrily protesting a decision by Martínez Munuera and will complete the sanction cycle against Sevilla the next day.
