Overview
- Kickoff is set for Sunday at 16:15 local time at Estadio de Vallecas (09:15 Mexico, 10:15 ET USA) in LaLiga matchday 12.
- The game is carried regionally: DSports/DGO in much of South America, Sky Sports in Mexico, ESPN/ESPN Select in the United States, and DAZN/Movistar+/Prime Video/LaLiga TV Bar in Spain.
- Real Madrid arrive as league leaders seeking a response after their midweek Champions League defeat to Liverpool, following a 4-0 league win over Valencia.
- Midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni has a confirmed semitendinosus injury and is expected to miss around three weeks, with Eduardo Camavinga and other midfield options under consideration.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to return to the XI as Rayo come in off a 0-4 league loss to Villarreal and a late Conference League comeback, with recent Vallecas meetings against Madrid tight and often low-margin.