Match highlights
Rayo Vallecano vs RCD Espanyol highlights
How the goals came
3' Álvaro García opens the scoring for Rayo Vallecano → 26' Adrià Pedrosa extends Rayo Vallecano's lead (the winner) → 54' Roberto Fernández pulls one back for RCD Espanyol. Full time: 2-1, Rayo Vallecano win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
3' Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) 1-0
This LaLiga matchday 6 meeting at Vallecas Stadium had its first goal inside three minutes. Álvaro García put Rayo Vallecano in front for 1-0 on 15 September 2026. The home side never gave up that advantage again on the way to a 2-1 result.
26' Adrià Pedrosa (Rayo Vallecano) 2-0
Rayo Vallecano doubled the lead before the interval. Adrià Pedrosa made it 2-0 in the 26th minute, sending the visitors into the break two goals down. It stood as the winning goal, since RCD Espanyol managed only one reply after that.
54' Roberto Fernández (RCD Espanyol) 2-1
RCD Espanyol found a way back nine minutes after the restart. Roberto Fernández scored in the 54th minute to cut the margin to 2-1 in front of the 3,742 spectators at Vallecas Stadium. Nothing else followed, so the visitors finished one goal short and Rayo Vallecano took the match.
