2021–22 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano
2021–22 season
Owner	Raúl Martín Presa
President	Raúl Martín Presa
Head coach	Andoni Iraola
Stadium	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
La Liga	12th
Copa del Rey	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Sergi Guardiola (8); All: ; Sergi Guardiola (10)
Highest home attendance	9,340 vs Barcelona; (27 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance	583 vs Granada; (29 August 2021)
Biggest win	Rayo Vallecano 4–0 Granada
Biggest defeat	Rayo Vallecano 1–5 Villarreal
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 98th season in the existence of Rayo Vallecano and the club's first season back in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Rayo Vallecano participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 February 2022^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Luca Zidane
2	DF	SRB	Nikola Maraš (on loan from Almería)
3	FW	COL	Radamel Falcao
4	MF	ESP	Mario Suárez (3rd captain)
5	DF	ESP	Alejandro Catena
6	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña (vice-captain)
7	FW	ESP	Isi Palazón
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo (captain)
9	MF	FRA	Randy Nteka
10	FW	CPV	Bebé
11	FW	SEN	Mamadou Sylla (on loan from Alavés)
12	MF	ESP	Unai López


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	MKD	Stole Dimitrievski
16	FW	ESP	Sergi Guardiola (on loan from Valladolid)
17	MF	ESP	Martín Merquelanz (on loan from Real Sociedad)
18	MF	ESP	Álvaro García
19	DF	POR	Kévin Rodrigues (on loan from Real Sociedad)
20	DF	ALB	Iván Balliu
21	MF	SEN	Pathé Ciss
23	MF	ESP	Óscar Valentín
24	DF	MNE	Esteban Saveljich
32	DF	ESP	Mario Hernández
33	DF	ESP	Fran García

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	DF	ESP	Sergio Gimeno
27	DF	ESP	Iker Recio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	MF	ESP	Álvaro Aguirre
31	MF	ESP	Manu Navarro

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	COL	Iván Arboleda (on loan to Newell's Old Boys until 30 June 2022)
—	GK	ESP	Miguel Morro (on loan to Fuenlabrada until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ESP	Jorge Moreno (on loan to Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ESP	Martín Pascual (on loan to Villarreal B until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ESP	Joni Montiel (on loan to Oviedo until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	José Ángel Pozo (on loan to Al Ahli SC until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	GUI	Lass Bangoura (on loan to Lamia until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ESP	Andrés Martín (on loan to Tenerife until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ESP	Sergio Moreno (on loan to Amorebieta until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2021	Sergio Moreno	Mirandés	Loan return		^[2]
13 July 2021	Fran García	Real Madrid Castilla	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[3]
14 July 2021	Iván Balliu	Almería	Transfer	Free	^[4]
4 September 2021	Radamel Falcao	Galatasaray	Transfer	Free

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Ref
30 June 2021	Antoñín	Granada	Loan return	^[5]
30 June 2021	Fran García	Real Madrid Castilla	Loan return	^[6]
30 June 2021	Iván Martos	Almería	Loan return	^[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 July 2021 Friendly	Real Madrid	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Madrid, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Isco (pen.)		Chust (o.g.)	Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Attendance: 0

24 July 2021 Friendly	Espanyol	0–2	Rayo Vallecano	Marbella, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center

31 July 2021 Friendly	Getafe	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Marbella, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center

4 August 2021 Friendly	Valladolid	3–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valladolid, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: José Zorrilla

7 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Butarque

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	15 August 2021	20 May 2022	Matchday 1	12th	38	11	9	18	39	50	−11	028.95
Copa del Rey	2 December 2021	3 March 2022	First round	Semi-finals	7	4	2	1	10	6	+4	057.14
Total					45	15	11	19	49	56	−7	033.33

Last updated: 20 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Osasuna	38	12	11	15	37	51	−14	47
11	Celta Vigo	38	12	10	16	43	43	0	46
12	Rayo Vallecano	38	11	9	18	39	50	−11	42^[a]
13	Elche	38	11	9	18	40	52	−12	42^[a]
14	Espanyol	38	10	12	16	40	53	−13	42^[a]

Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[8]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 9, Elche 7, Espanyol 1.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	9	18	39	50	−11	42	8	5	6	26	22	+4	3	4	12	13	28	−15

Last updated: 20 May 2022.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	L
Position	20	20	10	12	10	6	5	6	6	7	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	6	7	8	8	9	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	11	11	12	12	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2022. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.^[9]^[10]

15 August 2021 1	Sevilla	3–0	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
22:15 CEST (UTC+2)	En-Nesyri 19' (pen.) Idrissi 45+5' Lamela 55', 79'	Report		Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 13,962 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

22 August 2021 2	Real Sociedad	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Oyarzabal 68' (pen.) Isak 86' Pacheco 90' Le Normand 90+5'	Report	Trejo 26' Comesaña 55' Balliu 66' F. García 90+1'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

29 August 2021 3	Rayo Vallecano	4–0	Granada	Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Á. García 3' Trejo 23' (pen.) Ciss 38' Nteka 43' Comesaña 58'	Report	Suárez 27' Puertas 33' Milla 33' Quini 90+2'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 583 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

11 September 2021 4	Levante	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Martínez 16' Roger 39' (pen.) Morales 45+1' Malsa 66'	Report	Ciss 43' Comesaña 45+4' Á. García 54' Balliu 82' Guardiola 90+2'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 12,974 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

18 September 2021 5	Rayo Vallecano	3–0	Getafe	Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bébé 7' Trejo 9' (pen.) Saveljich 42' Comesaña 45+3' F. García 46' Ciss 78', 90+4' Falcao 81' Balliu 85'	Report	Djené 8' Chema 18' Suárez 38' Olivera 41' Aleñá 66' Ünal 83', 86' Macías 90+5'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

21 September 2021 6	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Rayo Vallecano	Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Núñez 16' Ciss 33' (o.g.) Muniain 56' Martínez 90+4'	Report	Á. García 5' Catena 7' Guardiola 42' Maraš 83' Falcao 90+6'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 16,236 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

26 September 2021 7	Rayo Vallecano	3–1	Cádiz	Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Á. García 9' Falcao 44' Palazón 50', 87' Balliu 59'	Report	Haroyan 23', 48' Bastida 45+1' Cala 56' Perea 90+3'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 5,903 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

2 October 2021 8	Osasuna	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Pamplona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Torró 45' Martínez 76' Sánchez 90+1' Ávila 90+5'	Report	Balliu 5' Trejo 32' Falcao 41'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 19,238 Referee: Mario Melero López

17 October 2021 9	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Elche	Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hernández 26' Nteka 65' López 81' Á. García 90+1'	Report	Boyé 14' Gumbau 28' Casilla 90+4'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 6,989 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

24 October 2021 10	Real Betis	3–2	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Moreno 22' Juanmi 24' González 32' Willian José 75' (pen.)	Report	Á. García 32', 65' Nteka 45+1' Trejo 61'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 45,362 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

27 October 2021 11	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Barcelona	Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trejo 24' Falcao 30' Saveljich 83'	Report	Coutinho 53' Piqué 66' Depay 72'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,340 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

1 November 2021 12	Rayo Vallecano	0–0	Celta Vigo	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Valentín 65' Palazón 69'	Report	Galán 45' Solari 51' Méndez 69' Fontán 70' Tapia 81'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,580 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

6 November 2021 13	Real Madrid	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kroos 14', 29' Benzema 38'	Report	Balliu 45+2' Comesaña 69' Falcao 77'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 43,283 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

22 November 2021 14	Rayo Vallecano	3–1	Mallorca	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guardiola 16', 57' Á. García 20' Valentín 48' Trejo 63' (pen.), 65'	Report	Lee 28' Oliván 57' Abdón 89'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 6,708 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

27 November 2021 15	Valencia	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Soler 19' (pen.), 27' Diakhaby 45' Alderete 45+2' Gayà 55' Foulquier 62' Wass 68'	Report	Saveljich 18' Comesaña 54' Palazón 55', 64' Catena 73' Valentín 75'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 30,030 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

5 December 2021 16	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Espanyol	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Trejo 40' Cabrera 54' (o.g.) Nteka 90' Valentín 90+3'	Report	Puado 9' Vidal 70' Cabrera 90+1' Mérida 90+3'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 11,879 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

12 December 2021 17	Villarreal	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Torres 23' Mandi 32' Gerard 36' (pen.)	Report	Catena 37' Palazón 38' F. García 61'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,133 Referee: Mario Melero López

18 December 2021 18	Rayo Vallecano	2–0	Alavés	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Trejo 10' Guardiola 19' Catena 26'	Report	Duarte 24' Tachi 70'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 7,911 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

2 January 2022 19	Atlético Madrid	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Suárez 26' Correa 28', 53' Giménez 63' De Paul 73'	Report		Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 43,029 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

9 January 2022 20	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Real Betis	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Valentín 55' Balliu 70'	Report	Moreno 33' Canales 34', 45+2' Guardado 45+6' Rui Silva 87'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 8,395 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

23 January 2022 22	Rayo Vallecano	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	López 89'	Report	I. Williams 17' Serrano 30' Zarraga 60' D. García 69' Simón 82' Lekue 86' N. Williams 88'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,034 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

5 February 2022 23	Celta Vigo	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Méndez 12', 80'	Report	Trejo 34' Ciss 38'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 12,546 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

12 February 2022 24	Rayo Vallecano	0–3	Osasuna	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Á. García 24' Saveljich 34'	Report	Moncayola 8' R. García 40' Vidal 70' K. García 90+3'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 8,596 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

18 February 2022 25	Elche	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Elche
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guti 32' Carrillo 76' Ponce 84' Mojica 90+6'	Report	Comesaña 7' F. García 52' Catena 68' Sylla 72' Balliu 75'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 14,742 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

26 February 2022 26	Rayo Vallecano	0–1	Real Madrid	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Valentín 42' Trejo 56' Balliu 65' Bebé 72' Catena 79'	Report	Casemiro 58' Mendy 63' Benzema 83' Ceballos 90+6'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,952 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

6 March 2022 27	Cádiz	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Cádiz
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Akapo 10' Alcaraz 37', 55' Idrissi 45+1', 63' Alejo 65' Sobrino 82'	Report	Palazón 12' Á. García 45+2' Maraš 62'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 15,677 Referee: César Soto Grado

13 March 2022 28	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Sevilla	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bebé 46'	Report	Ocampos 59' Delaney 63'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,073 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

19 March 2022 29	Rayo Vallecano	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Suárez 30' Comesaña 42' Trejo 65'	Report	Lodi 20' Koke 49', 78' Kondogbia 74' Oblak 82' Correa 85' Savić 85'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 10,349 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

3 April 2022 30	Granada	2–2	Rayo Vallecano	Granada
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Petrović 8' Milla 23', 90+3' (pen.) Collado 45+3' Molina 67' Arezo 88'	Report	Catena 6', 90+3' Guardiola 17', 57' Comesaña 49' 51' Hernández 90+5'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 15,823 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

11 April 2022 31	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Valencia	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	López 5' Guardiola 83' Balliu 90+3' Catena 90+9'	Report	Moriba 8' Duro 42' Soler 57' Marcos André 74' Correia 90+9'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,302 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

16 April 2022 32	Alavés	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Vitoria-Gasteiz
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Escalante 45+3' Joselu 64' Duarte 90+9'	Report	Nteka 55' Balliu 88' Maraš 90+3' Palazón 90+8'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 10,165 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

21 April 2022 33	Espanyol	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Embarba 50' Vidal 86' Cabrera 90+2' Calero 90+4'	Report	Trejo 40' Guardiola 42' Hernández 46' Comesaña 57' García 76'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 11,873 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

24 April 2022 21	Barcelona	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	L. de Jong 81' Dembélé 89' Alba 90+3' Gavi 90+13'	Report	Á. García 7' Comesaña 37' Balliu 69' Palazón 86' Hernández 90+5' Trejo 90+6' Catena 90+12'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 57,023 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

1 May 2022 34	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	López 56' Valentín 73' Falcao 77'	Report	Sørloth 33' Zubeldia 38'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,395 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

8 May 2022 35	Getafe	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Getafe
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Olivera 37' Arambarri 49'	Report	Trejo 27' Valentín 39' Suárez 42' Ciss 66'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Mario Melero López

12 May 2022 36	Rayo Vallecano	1–5	Villarreal	Madrid
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guardiola 21' Maraš 30' Á. García 45+2' Comesaña 45+2' López 76' Sylla 77'	Report	Pedraza 3', 88' Foyth 27' Alcácer 38' Torres 45+1' Rulli 61' Albiol 82'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 7,945 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

15 May 2022 37	Mallorca	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Palma
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Muriqi 13', 45' Abdón 90+2'	Report	Ciss 60'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 17,930 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

20 May 2022 38	Rayo Vallecano	2–4	Levante	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Á. García 18' Guardiola 61' (pen.)	Report	Melero 26', 45+1' Roger 44' Saracchi 55' Postigo 75' Coke 76' Vezo 86'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 8,446 Referee: Mario Melero López

Copa del Rey

2 December 2021 First round	Guijuelo	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Rayo Vallecano	Guijuelo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Toti 19' Piojo 30' Cristóbal 104' Rodríguez 118' Trapero 120'	Report	Pozo 5' Rodrigues 77' 79' Maraš 89' Valentín 112' Comesaña 117'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Guijuelo Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
	Penalties
	Rodríguez Caramelo Rubén Toti Cristóbal		Suárez Palazón Trejo Comesaña Guardiola

15 December 2021 Second round	Bergantiños	1–3	Rayo Vallecano	Carballo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Concheiro 69' Cano 77'	Report	Suárez 37' Ciss 67' Moreno 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio As Eiroas Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

5 January 2022 Round of 32	Mirandés	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Miranda de Ebro
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Olguín 82' Arroyo 88' López 90+7'	Report	Martín 67', 75'	Stadium: Anduva Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

15 January 2022 Round of 16	Girona	1–2	Rayo Vallecano	Girona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Juanpe 18' Espinosa 26' Stuani 71' A. Martínez 79' Moreno 90+7' G. Martínez 90+8'	Report	Suárez 26' Catena 26' Guardiola 45+1', 48' Valentín 69' Palazón 90+4' Comesaña 90+6' Trejo 90+7'	Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

2 February 2022 Quarter-finals	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Mallorca	Madrid
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Comesaña 28' Trejo 44' (pen.), 78' Valentín 72' Ciss 90+7' Dimitrievski 90+8' Balliu 90+9'	Report	Ruiz de Galarreta 33' Sánchez 51' Russo 84' Maffeo 90+1' Valjent 90+1'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Referee: César Soto Grado

9 February 2022 Semi-finals First leg	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Real Betis	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Á. García 5' Valentín 65'	Report	Iglesias 26' Carvalho 68' Silva 78'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

3 March 2022 Semi-finals Second leg	Real Betis	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Willian José 79' Iglesias 90+2'	Report	Balliu 71' Bebé 80'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FRA	Luca Zidane	13	0	8	0	5	0
13	GK	MKD	Stole Dimitrievski	33	0	30+1	0	2	0
25	GK	COL	Iván Arboleda	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	SRB	Nikola Maraš	19	0	11+5	0	3	0
5	DF	ESP	Alejandro Catena	40	2	36	2	4	0
19	DF	POR	Kévin Rodrigues	17	0	5+8	0	3+1	0
20	DF	ALB	Iván Balliu	40	1	35	1	4+1	0
24	DF	MNE	Esteban Saveljich	23	0	21	0	0+2	0
32	DF	ESP	Mario Hernández	12	1	5+4	1	3	0
33	DF	ESP	Fran García	39	1	34	1	4+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ESP	Mario Suárez	21	1	8+6	0	7	1
6	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña	41	1	32+3	1	4+2	0
9	MF	FRA	Randy Nteka	39	3	16+18	3	2+3	0
10	MF	CPV	Bebé	36	2	6+23	1	4+3	1
12	MF	ESP	Unai López	30	0	13+14	0	2+1	0
17	MF	ESP	Martín Merquelanz	4	0	3+1	0	0	0
18	MF	ESP	Álvaro García	39	8	34+2	7	3	1
21	MF	SEN	Pathé Ciss	36	3	11+20	2	3+2	1
22	MF	ESP	José Ángel Pozo	7	1	0+5	0	2	1
23	MF	ESP	Óscar Valentín	39	0	26+6	0	5+2	0
Forwards
3	FW	COL	Radamel Falcao	25	6	8+14	6	1+2	0
7	FW	ESP	Isi Palazón	40	2	27+7	2	4+2	0
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo	38	4	24+8	3	3+3	1
11	FW	ESP	Andrés Martín	11	1	1+6	0	3+1	1
14	FW	MAR	Yacine Qasmi	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
16	FW	ESP	Sergi Guardiola	38	10	20+12	8	4+2	2
29	FW	ESP	Sergio Moreno	2	1	0	0	0+2	1
11	FW	SEN	Mamadou Sylla	14	0	1+11	0	0+2	0
34	FW	ESP	Vere	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

Top Goalscorers

Rank	Player	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Total
1	Sergi Guardiola	8	2	10
2	Álvaro García	7	1	8
3	Radamel Falcao	6	0	6
4	Óscar Trejo	3	1	4
5	Randy Nteka	3	0	3
5	Pathé Ciss	2	1	3
Total		29	5	34

References

^ "Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Rayo - Web Oficial". Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Rayo - Web Oficial. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ "Acuerdo para la cesión de Sergio Moreno al CD Mirandés" [Agreement for the loan of Sergio Moreno to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Fran García jugador del Rayo las próximas cuatro temporadas". Rayo Vallecano. 13 July 2021.
^ "Balliu nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". Rayo Vallecano. 14 July 2021.
^ "Antonio Cortés nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Ravo Vallecano. 2 October 2020.
^ "Fran García nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Fran García new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ "Iván Martos will join Madrid-based club Rayo Vallecano on loan". UD Almería. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.

[table_hth_RAY0.50931114866832-8] Head-to-head points: Rayo Vallecano 9, Elche 7, Espanyol 1.

[1] "Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Rayo - Web Oficial". Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Rayo - Web Oficial. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[2] "Acuerdo para la cesión de Sergio Moreno al CD Mirandés" [Agreement for the loan of Sergio Moreno to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[3] "Fran García jugador del Rayo las próximas cuatro temporadas". Rayo Vallecano. 13 July 2021.

[4] "Balliu nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". Rayo Vallecano. 14 July 2021.

[Antoñín-5] "Antonio Cortés nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Ravo Vallecano. 2 October 2020.

[6] "Fran García nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Fran García new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[7] "Iván Martos will join Madrid-based club Rayo Vallecano on loan". UD Almería. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[9] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[10] "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.

[11] "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.

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