Real Madrid's 2–1 victory over Rayo Vallecano puts the defending Spanish champions back atop the La Liga standings with Barcelona. After a poor defeat against Real Betis last weekend, Real Madrid came into their fixture against Rayo Vallecano needing a major bounce back.

Real Madrid drew level on points with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga after beating Rayo Vallecano 2-1. Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr produced outstanding finishes in the space of four first-half minutes to put Real in command at the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti reacted to his team being booed towards the end of a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecao.