Rayo Vallecano scored an important point in the duel with Real Madrid, the game in Vallecas ending goalless, 0-0.
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Andrei Rațiu ticked off all the minutes and had a solid evolution on the right lane. The Romanian was able to effectively block Vinicius Jr., one of Madrid’s most dangerous players, and even came close to opening the scoring in the 20th minute when his powerful shot was narrowly denied by Courtois.
The Spanish journalists were completely charmed by the evolution of the Romanian international.
“Ratiu grew up in the game. Controlled Vinicius but also managed to break away, get past Carreras and shoot the ball deflected by Courtois!“Marca transmitted.
Ratiu got a higher grade than Vinicius Jr.
Andrei Rațiu was among the best players on the pitch against Real Madrid, receiving a 7.6 SofaScore rating, the highest of any player in his squad, tied with teammate Mendy. The average of the Rayo team was 6.89, a sign that the performance of the Romanian clearly stood out.
His direct opponent, Vinicius Jr., was marked with 7.3, while the most appreciated player of Madrid was Arda Güler, with 7.5. The best man of the match, however, was the goalkeeper of the hosts, Stole Dimitrievski Batalla, who received 8.0 for the decisive saves.
Following the draw, Real Madrid keep their lead with 31 points and Rayo Vallecano remain in 12th place with 15 points after this round.
Andrei Rațiu’s figures
– four rebounds
– 7/12 duels won on the ground
– 0/1 duels won in the air
– a committed foul
– 68 balloon touches
– 2/6 successful dribbles
– 20/28 successful passes (71%)
– a shot on goal.
