He Ray Vallecano He managed to get, at least momentarily, in European positions after imposing himself 0-1 to Leganés, In a duel of humble in Madrid, and that had the Argentine goalkeeper as a great protagonist Augusto Battle.
The ray got ahead with some of Pathé Ciss and on the end, in the added time, managed to hold on to the advantage Thanks to two penalties for battleafter the former had to be repeated by area invasion.
The footballer emerged in River, who made a couple of seasons shone in Argentine football occupying the arch of San Lorenzo, breaking unbeatable records, this season he set out to make history with the Vallecas team, and is achieving it.
On this occasion, before Leganés, he was erected as a figure on the end of stopping a penalty, which had to be repeated, and he stopped him again! Something similar had already done in June 2023, with the cyclone in front of students in La Plata, in that case biting Benjamín Rollheiser, today in Benfica.
A year and a half later, in the Spanish capital, Battle was the figure of Rayo Vallecano against Leganés. In the previous one, both teams arrived at good form, the place without losing in 2025 and having won Atlético and drawing in San Mamés in the last two days; and the visitor Without losing in League since December 1also marking in all his matches since then.
In these circumstances, the context seemed promising for fans, although reality was completely different. More dominating the visiting picture, but not enough to generate danger actions, their approaches were limited to more or less complicated lateral centers to divert for defense.
However, about the end of the first half, when both teams were already satisfied with the draw, the game suffered a shaking that ended up changing it. In an isolated play, Randy Ntenka beat Sergio González and the central grabbed him on the edge of the area forcing the referee to take out the red card for considering the action as a manifest occasion of goal. And the homeowners stayed with 10 players to face the entire second half.
Encouraged by what happened, the ray went to the complement wanting to get ahead before a Leganés that is handled with ease every time he has to get defensive. Only at 32 minutes the goal of Vallecas arrived: a corner kick combed by Florian Lejeune He nodded the crossbar Sergio Camel And the rebound fell to Pathé Cissthat in his first attempt he met the Serbian goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic but in the second he sent her to keep.
That play seemed to liquidate the match but, in the discount, a penalty of Florian Lejeune about Darko Brasanac opened a door to the draw. He assumed the responsibility of the launch Miguel de la Fuente and rejected Augusto Batalla, although Valentin Rosier appeared to push her to the network.
However, the VAR detected that the defender had invaded the area at the time of the auction, so the prison had to be executed again. De la Fuente changed stick, and battle guessed. As in his old good times with San Lorenzo, the Argentine 1 who carries 13, became the hero of the night.
Rayo Vallecano already made history and escapes the descent but dreams of Europe
The triumph of Rayo Vallecano in Butarque before the Leganés (0-1) had as a “prize” that the whole of the red band, in addition to being provisionally located in European positions, has matched the record of eight games without losing in the League that marked in November 2023 In the Francisco Rodríguez stage as coach. Those of Iñigo Pérez repeat the best streak of their history in the highest category after being undefeated since last December 1, when they fell in Vallecas against Athletic Club 1-2.
Since then, They have won four gameS (Valencia, Celta, Girona and Leganés) And they have tied another four (Real Madrid, Villarreal, Betis and Osasuna), which has caused it to be SIXTH IN THE TABLEwith 32 points, two more than Mallorca, who has to play this Saturday against Atlético in the Metropolitan.
This good moment of the Rayists brings them closer to the objective of the permanencewhich sets 40 points, but feeds the expectations of aspiring to a European position, something that they have only achieved on one occasion.
It was in the 2000-2001 seasonwhen, by the hand of Juande Ramos as a coach, they participated in the UEFA invited to be one of the teams with less reprimands in the previous campaign.
In the 2023-24 season, when they also linked eight games without losing, the ray consecutively added two victories and six draws and the streak was truncated when losing at home against Girona (1-2), leader of the league in that moment, to which those of Iñigo Pérez defeated last Sunday with comeback (1-2).
The record achieved by Francisco happened a bad streak that led to the dismissal of the Almeria coach in February last year, to whom he relieved Iñigo Pérezwho made the team stay in the First Division after ending 38 points, in 17th place in the table.
With former Athletic and Osasuna soccer player at the head of the team, the ray has the option of beating the solo record of league matches without losing.
Your next confrontation will be Next Friday in Vallecas against Valladolidlocated in descent positions, which will precede visit to Montjüic to play against the Barcelona February 17.
It still has the two brands that the team achieved when the coach was Paco Jémez, with which he obtained 16 victories and 53 points in the same seasonin 2012-13, in which he caressed the European competition.
Since his arrival on bench Vallecano, Iñigo Pérez has played 35 league games, with ten victories, thirteen draws and twelve defeats. In this campaign, Madrid counts eight wins, eight draws and six stumbling blocks.