Beyond the loss of two points that prevents Real Madrid from recovering the lead, now in the hands of Girona , and maintaining the advantage over Barcelona obtained in the Clásico, the duel against Rayo Vallecano ended with more bad news for the team.

Real Madrid. And Antonio Rüdiger saw the yellow card in the final stretch of the match, the fifth that the German international has received at this start of the season, which is why he will be out due to suspension in the League match that, again at the Bernabéu , they are playing the whites next Sunday against Valencia .

Rüdiger was already cautioned in stoppage time, and after forcing a corner in favor of Madrid in one more of the numerous and desperate attempts by the whites to break the tie on the scoreboard. The Madrid centre-back hooked up with Lejeune in an action in which he let himself be carried away by his hot blood and pulse, triggered in the last minutes of the match by the tricks of the Rayistas to try to scratch seconds off the clock.

So Ancelotti will have to improvise a pair of centre-backs, since Rüdiger was a permanent fixture at the back since Eder Militao ‘s injury in the first game of the season, played in San Mamés. Nacho Fernández has every chance to line up alongside Alaba against Valencia, with the option of Ferland Mendy also in the cards.