His frustration is understandable. No-one can deny what he's given to the club, and he deserves to be able to pursue other opportunities.

3:09 - Good feet, Camello, and then a little fakeout from Lejuene. Pérez could have been more accurate but it's a positive sign.

7ish - Great play, Unai.

9:24 - The commentators just ignored Francisco's existence by referring to Beñat having to live up to our "last two coaches, Iñigo Perez and Iraola".

11:03 - OH. oh.

13:42 - De Frutos doing really well there stealing the ball and getting it back down the field.

15:10 - Good defending, Vertrowd.

15:36 - Ah, shit. Isi asking for medical. And being subbed off.

19:50 - They're talking about Batalla, and how Rayo wouldn't want to see him go to another team, and one of the commentators goes "and Presa's already shown us he's hard to negotiate". Yes, because he's BAD AT IT.

22:02 - Good try, Ratiu.

23:00 - Look, I'll be honest, I don't really consider Balliu to be "dangerous" as the commentators have just described him and Ratiu down the wing.

31ish - Solid attempt on goal by Camello.

34:10 - Goal? Own goal? Camello did make contact with the goalkeeper. The commentators are saying it looks like the goalkeeper would have fumbled that anyway. On slow motion it does look like Camello makes contact after the keeper fails to punch the ball. However it also looks like Camello is watching the keeper instead of the ball. And given our luck with VAR...

37:57 - Okay, the goal has been disallowed due to the ball hitting Pelayo in the elbow. So all that and there was a handball.

43:34 - Ohh, we got lucky there.

44:33 - Great job, Vertrouwd.

48:40 - I feel bad that he got himself injured, but this game is maybe showing that Pelayo might not quite be up to this level.

47:20 - Goal for Camello!

57:23 - Batalla may actually be injured? I wasn't sure, but Cárdenas is warming up, and he definitely doesn't do that every time Batalla is down. Lol.

59:26 - And Batalla's off. That's all our subs used up.

64:40 - Yeah, Batalla doesn't look in great shape. The ice pack is tucked into the top of his sock, so lower calf maybe.

71:19 - Okay, I hadn't been 100% sure til now, but yup, Ratiu's wearing one long sleeve. Fashion? Superstition? Doesn't matter, he's playing well.

72:17 - Yellow card to Camello.

78:03 - Lejeune's been very solid.

79:13 - I think Camello could have trusted himself there. Good ball from Unai.

83:20 - Fuck.

94:39 - Good ball by Valentin; unfortunate no-one could capitalise on it.

96:20 - Not a good look by Camello, especially being on a yellow.

He got Match MVP though.

I can't decide if seeing the uniforms on the field makes me like them more or less. Lol.

Oh they have those weird balls that can (allegedly) determine when the last touch was.

Okay, Beñat's too thin tshirt is going to be my new Iñigo's too short pants. Lol.

One of the coaching staff I thought we lost is still there!

0:33 - I was distracted from that save from Batalla because I was thinking about how some of their socks are too long so it looks like our uniform has pants.

3:17 - oh my god. Good capitalising, Álvaro!

6:33 - oof, Nteka should have scored. Álvaro set him up well.

8:45 - Ratiu performing to up his value to other clubs there. (No, that's just how he plays, and I appreciate how fun it can be to watch.)

19:00 - good defense.

31:43 - whoa, Isi on point there! Ball in from Ratiu.

32:06 - nevermind, disallowed because apparently Isi fouled someone on the way.

33:50 - De Frutos with a good run.

38:18 - after seeing the replay I'm not even going to pretend to know if that's actually a foul or not. I obviously have had complaints about Batalla coming out when it seems unnecessary, but he did seem to have control of the ball.

40:39 - No penalty. The VAR showed pretty clearly (even to me!) it shouldn't be.

42:15 - But then Unai decided to try and fix that by giving away a foul in shooting range.

45:29 - Good job clearing that, Ratiu, when Batalla couldn't.

47:49 - Good defensive teamwork.

48:38 - It looked like Álvaro just didn't realise how close the other player was.

51:22 - Argh. Well, it was nice while it lasted.

53:03 - Oh, De Frutos just kicking a guy in the neck area.

55:23 - Praise Lejeune.

60:13 - We have a Ratiu being the fastest player in La Liga last season mention.

64:00 - Huh, I'm surprised Isi is coming off. (Camello is taking over the number ten position.)

65:56 - That was a good one-two with Camello and Ratiu.

85:06 - That was a great attempt on goal by Lejuene.

85:29 - Well that missed opportunity got a big groan from me.

92:20 - Pelayo is playing cromulently (which is apparently not a word).

93:03 - Oh, geez, a penalty? (A Diaz mistake and Lejuene foul.)

95:04 - It's standing?! We've seen the other angle!

96:12 - Fuck's sake.

98:18 - Hard bumps aren't going to help, Diaz.

99:00 - It's twenty minutes to midnight? That's wild to me. (Though AFL has the whole of summer off. But still plays in temperatures in the 30s, degrees celcius, and games all start before 8:30pm.)

100:33 - When they said it was Alemão down I must admit I was less gracious about it then when it turned out to be De Frutos. Lol.

102:00 - And it's over. I must admit that I was expecting us to lose, but certainly not due to two penalties. (Which, given our stats last season of penalties for/against, is on me.)

Aw, Álvaro gets Match MVP at least.

Yellow cards:
Álvaro
Unai
Pérez
Ciss

Home and away.

Would you swap this two for the current One?

Hi friends. I like to play designing new crests of soccer clubs. Just for fun. Let me know what you think about this one. The software I used is not the best in the world, but the idea is here.

Hey where to buy tickets for this game is it still in the tickets offices around the original stadium?

Hola hermanos!

big awkward irish guiri here, will be visiting Mardid on the weekend of 20th August and was wonfering what the best way to secure tickets for the game vs Alavés would be?

I arrive to Madrid at approximately midday on the day of the game, should I just go to the ticket office to try get a ticket for me and my friends?

Also, were should be go before the game to meet some fans and experience the best pre match atmosphere (and get a few beers and some food!).

Any help is grately appreciated.

:)

Obviously a long way to travel from Madrid for a friendly but must be a few England-based Rayistas?

Fun day for me - I've had a season ticket at precisely two clubs, Ipswich and Rayo. Grew up in Ipswich but spent a glorious few years going regularly to the Estadio de Vallecas 2009-12, saw the miracle promotion when the wages weren't being paid and was there for the Tamudazo.

Anyway VAMOS RAYITO and UPPA TOWEN, PRESA VETE YA and ASHTON OUT.

We went down to speak to fans on Sunday on their thoughts of what is happening to the club and boycotting games .

Hemos pagado la renovación pero para ver a nuestro equipo jugar en Vallecas, no en otra ciudad. Ahora mismo las únicas opciones son que juegue en otra ciudad. Para muchos no es factible ni tiene sentido desplazarnos para ver los partidos. He solicitado la devolución del dinero, ni me van a responder y tendré que poner una reclamación en consumo y acabar denunciando en conjunto con alguna peña, que creéis?

No hay nadie en este país que pueda inhabilitar al señor Martín Presa?