Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves: Full lineups confirmed for LaLiga 2026-27 match
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The Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves match is part of LaLiga’s Matchday 2.
Rayo Vallecano will take on Deportivo Alaves in a Matchday 2 fixture of the LaLiga 2026-27 season at Estadio de Vallecas on Friday, August 21, 2026. Both sides had contrasting fortunes in their domestic league openers, with Rayo suffering a heartbreaking late defeat. Meanwhile, Alaves secured a dominant victory.
Facing Sevilla in the opening match, Rayo Vallecano led for almost an hour courtesy of Álvaro García Rivera’s goal. However, two penalties scored by Jon Guridi and Gerard Fernández secured an unlikely victory for the hosts. They were down to 10 men late in the contest.
Deportivo Alaves, meanwhile, opened their league campaign with a solid 3-0 win over Getafe. The visitors went down to 10 men in the first half. The hosts scored through Nahuel Tenaglia, Mariano Díaz, and Mikel Rodríguez.
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Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves Lineups
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Rayo Vallecano
Starting XI: Augusto Batalla; Andrei Raitu, Florian Lejeune, Pelayo Fernandez, Jozhua Vertrouwd; Isi Palazon, Pathe Ciss, Unai Lopez; Jorge de Frutos, Sergio Camello, Fran Perez.
Bench: Dani Cárdenas (gk), Pedro Díaz, Alemão, Randy Nteka, Georgiy Tsitaishvili, Alvaro Garcia, Ivan Balliu, Oscar Valentin, Marco de las Sias, Sergio Lozano, Ivan Alonso Martin.
Deportivo Alaves
Starting XI: Antonio Sivera; Facundo Tenaglia, Jonny Otto, Ville Koski; Ángel Pérez, Mikel Rodríguez, Pablo Ibáñez, Antonio Blanco, Abde Rebbach; Lucas Boye, Toni Martínez.
Bench: Adrian Rodriguez (gk), Nicolas Valentini, Youssef Enriquez, Denis Suarez, Ander Guevara, Mariano Diaz, Carles Alena, Hugo Novoa, Aitor Manas, Miguel Rodriguez, Carlos Benavidez, Xanet Olaiz.
When is Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves LaLiga 2026-27 match?
The Matchday 2 fixture will be played on Thursday, August 20, 2026. In India, the match will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on Friday, August 21, 2026.
Where is Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves being played?
The match takes place at the Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, Spain.
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