US EditionReal Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano LIVE: Mbappe and Bellingham Start - LaLiga 25/26
Coach Álvaro Arbeloa prioritizes lineup continuity with five key players starting every minute in recent matches to rebuild after a Champions League loss, Real Madrid aims for stability.
- On Feb. 1, 2026, Álvaro Arbeloa, Real Madrid coach, kept a largely unchanged starting XI for the Rayo Vallecano match at the Santiago Bernabéu, naming five untouchables.
- To prevent the Benfica loss becoming more than a mistake, Arbeloa says continuity is the plan to avoid disrupting the structure he built and limit the 4-2 Champions League setback.
- Selection conversations focus on the right-sided midfield and the forward spot, as Güler is expected to operate with Bellingham while Tchouaméni anchors midfield, with Valverde, Asencio, Huijsen and Carreras at the back.
- With the title race in mind, Real Madrid sit four points behind Barcelona with a game in hand, while Rayo Vallecano face survival pressure from 16th place after a three-match losing streak.
- Given the lingering impact of Da Luz, the 4-2 defeat still resonates and sends the new Madrid back to square one, increasing pressure on forthcoming matches.
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Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano face this Sunday from 10 (Argentina time) in the Santiago Bernabéu stadium with arbitration of Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos in the meeting corresponding to the date 22 of La Liga de España 2025-2026.The meeting is broadcast live on TV only through ESPN, channel that can be tuned online in Flow, DGOy Telecentro Play; and on the digital platform Disney+ Premium. On courtallena.com you can follow the minute by minute…
With four points late on FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, which receives Rayo Vallecano on the 22nd day of Liga, must not miss.
Real Madrid receives the Rayo Vallecano this Sunday at 2 p.m. in Santiago Bernabéu to compete for the 22nd day of LaLiga, a duel in which whites return to the white feud after the shock in Champions losing the 'Top 8'. Those of Arbeloa seek to leave the European sadness before a Madrid group that could end the weekend in decline if it does not score in a stadium where it has not won for more than 30 years.
Those of Arbeloa must join in Vallecas to continue in the fight for the title league
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