Overview
- Sergio Carreira opened the scoring on 40 minutes before Bryan Zaragoza converted a 53rd-minute penalty and Javi Rueda added a late third on 79.
- VAR confirmed the penalty on Zaragoza, who stepped up to score his first league goal.
- Rayo’s Mendy was sent off with a straight red in the 66th minute after a VAR review for a heavy challenge on Williot Swedberg.
- Claudio Giráldez’s side have taken 16 of the last 18 points as their form lifts them into the league’s upper positions.
- Sergio Carreira praised the team’s progress, calling it a great season and highlighting the recent run of clean sheets.