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Last weekend El Centrocampista writer, and Atletico fanatic, Will Bains dug out his passport and made the trip over to Madrid, where he managed to take in no less than three La Liga matches in ju...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2014/03/notes-from-madrid/

Following their midweek exertions in the Champions League, Madrid returned to domestic duty with a derby against Rayo Vallecano. Madrid entered this game confident of victory as you would expect ...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/02/ten-man-real-brush-aside-rayo-challenge-real-madrid-vs-rayo-vallecanotactical-analysis/

Real Madrid maybe the current La Liga champions and Atlético maybe second in the table, but going into week 20 the hottest team in the Spanish capital is modest Rayo Vallecano. Paco Jémez, who ...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/01/la-liga-underdogs-continue-to-shine-as-the-hottest-side-from-madrid/

Neighboured by the giants of Real and Athletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano are a team that often get overlooked by both media and fans alike. Situated south east of the capital in the working class...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2013/01/capital-gains-and-the-unlikely-rise-of-la-ligas-minnows/

AP IMAGES   The main street that runs behind El Campo de Futbol de Vallecas is Calle Payaso Fofó, Fofó the clown street, named after a Franco-era children’s TV show. When you hear about even...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/04/clowns-and-pirates-and-other-strange-happenings-down-at-vallecas/

EFE RAYO VALLECANO 0-2 VILLARREAL: Tactical Analysis Villarreal built on their morale-boosting mid-week draw against Real Madrid to record an impressive 2-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano in the hos...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/03/villarreal-continue-to-rise-as-rayo-slump-again/

Multiple clubs in top flight football has for years been the preserve of London & Moscow. Then at the start of the 2011-12 season, Madrid muscled in on the act with not the usual two representati...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/03/exploring-the-stadiums-of-madrid-rayo-vallecano-and-getafe/

Late March last year as I was walking up the steps at Portazgo metro in Madrid, a number of skinny, black-clad teenagers ran past me, yelling obscenities at some unseen target above. Nearing the ...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/03/welcome-to-the-peoples-republic-of-vallekas/

Ignacio Gil Roberto Soldado’s stunning hat-trick for the Spanish national team against Venezuela last week was a timely remainder to the rest of Europe that Vicente del Bosque still has a healt...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/03/the-king-of-vallecas-michu-leads-rayo-vallecanos-unlikely-assault-on-la-liga/

Getty Images Most would say that it was never less than absorbing, although others would argue with some justification that it was hardly a classic. However one thing about which everybody seemed...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/02/dubious-decisions-blight-another-game-where-ronaldo-shows-his-genius/

Like many thousands of African youngsters, Pape Maly Diamanka grew up dreaming of playing in one of the top European leagues, and that dream became closer to a reality in February 2010, when afte...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/01/pape-maly-diamanka-rayo-vallecano/

La Liga is back this weekend after a busy winter break. Three managers gone and replaced; Reyes still heading to Sevilla; Kaka up for sale; and Freddy Adu is set to train with Rayo. Several Prime...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/01/la-liga-news-of-the-week/

Perhaps one of the most unlikely stories to emerge over the past week is the news that American wonder kid Freddy Adu is to spend two weeks training with Rayo Vallecano. And although both club an...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2012/01/freddy-adu-moves-to-la-lig/

It may be the season of goodwill to all men but that didn’t stop two La Liga managers entering this weekend with clouds of uncertainty hanging over their jobs. After disappointing starts to the...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2011/12/sunday-la-liga-round-u/

The name ‘Michu’ may not mean too much to most people outside Spain. With six goals already this season however, the midfielder is playing an instrumental part in Rayo Vallecano’s efforts t...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2011/12/a-rayo-sunshine-in-the-battle-for-survival/

In Sunday’s early kick-off, Sporting Gijon secured three vital points thanks to a 3-1 win at Rayo Vallecano. The home side only had themselves to blame for the defeat however, as some comical d...

https://www.centrocampista.com/2011/12/la-liga-round-up-2/