Real Madrid‘s Momentum Stalls wiht Draw Against Rayo โVallecano
MADRID – real Madrid sawโ their notable scoring run come to aโฃ halt once more, settling for โคa 0-0 draw againstโค Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Sunday. The result marks the Spanish giants’ secondโข consecutive setback following a mid-weekโฃ Champions League defeat at Liverpool.
For the first time since โtheir loss to Liverpool on Tuesday, Madrid’s typically potent attack failed to find the back โof โthe net. Prior to those โขtwo matches, Los Blancos had scored in every game this season.
Despite the draw, Real Madrid maintains its position atop the La Liga table, holding โขa five-point advantage over Villarreal. However, Barcelona has the prospect to close โthe gap โฃto just three points with โคa victory over Celta Vigo later today.
This weekend’s result follows a season of dominant form for โMadrid,having secured 13 wins in 15 matches across all competitions. Their only previous losses came against liverpool and a 5-2 defeat to โคAtletico Madrid in September.
Rayo Vallecano, currentlyโ 12th in the league, entered the match after a heavy 4-0โ loss to Villarreal but buoyed by recent successesโ in the Europa League and Copa del Rey.
In earlier action on sunday, Athletic Bilbao ended a three-game โlosing streak with a 1-0 โwin over Oviedo. A 25th-minute strike from Nico Williams, who skillfully navigatedโฃ past three defenders on theโ leftโค wing, secured the victory for โฃthe โseventh-placed Bilbao side.โข Oviedo, meanwhile, continues to struggle, extending their winless run to sixโ matches across allโข competitions and remaining โขatโค the bottom of the table.
