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League leaders Real Madrid travel to Rayo Vallecano, seeking to extend lead at top to seven points Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr start Trent Alexander-Arnold named on the bench Reporting by Joe Rindl We shall return for Celta Vigo against Barcelona at 20: 00 GMT. Until then, take care of yourself, and give Sean Kearn's match report from this game a read. FT: Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano have kept a clean sheet in four of their 12 games, only Real Madrid (six) and Villarreal (six) have done this more often in La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid It's all over! Real Madrid are held by their city rivals. Barcelona could move within three points of Real with a win at Celta Vigo tonight. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Headed wide. Goal kick. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid This'll be the last chance. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Arda Guler twists and turns in the box, winning a very late corner for Real. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Trent Alexander-Arnold is over it. Rayo head it away. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Real free-kick right on the sideline. A chance to launch it into the box? Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Four minutes added on. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Trent has a shot blocked, and then Rayo's Oscar Valentin fires one from the edge of the box over the bar. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Well, it would actually be our first twist. It's not been a classic, but there's still time! Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Three minutes to go. Time for a final twist? Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Now or never for Real. Eder Militao heads off target. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid And for Rayo, Gerard Gumbau is on for Unai Lopez. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Here comes Trent Alexander-Arnold. The ex-Liverpool man replaces Federico Valverde. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Still not clicking for Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos fires off target, Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Another Real switch. I thought Endrick was about to come on but it's actually Rodrygo who replaces Edouardo Camavinga. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid Rayo have been the better side last 10 minutes. Alvaro Garcia thunders a shot into the side-netting. Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid This match has got late winner written all over it, right? Real Madrid have won 10 of their 12 league matches this term Real Madrid's lead at the top of La Liga is down to five points after Xabi Alonso's side were held by local rivals Rayo Vallecano. The 36-time league winners were seeking to restore their seven-point lead at the top of the table after Villarreal moved into second with a 2-0 win away at Espanyol on Saturday. But Vallecano, who had won three of their last five going into the match, proved stubborn opposition. Defender Raul Asencio came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half, but the Spaniard could not direct his header goalwards having been left unmarked in the box. Former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold came on for the final stages, but Madrid struggled to create clear-cut chances, with Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham squandering the side's best sights at goal. Barcelona can cut Madrid's lead at the top to three points later on Sunday when they travel to Celta Vigo (20: 00 GMT). Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 9th November 2025 at 18: 59 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Iñigo Pérez Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Xabi Alonso Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Iñigo Pérez Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Xabi Alonso Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Spanish La Liga All competitions All competitions All competitions Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.