Kylian Mbappe produced two goals and an assist and Jude Bellingham scored his third goal of the season as Real Madrid moved second in La Liga and stayed perfect at home this season with victory over Rayo Vallecano in La Liga. Last seasons Liga top scorer converted a 14th-minute penalty after Florian Lejeune tripped Alvaro Carreras and set up the left-back to fire in from inside the box three minutes later.Bellingham collected Vinicius Juniors pass to hit the third from the edge of the box in the 35th minute, although Vallecano replied when Sergio Camello prodded in his sixth goal in four games.Mbape arrowed in a fourth with a low drive to end a counter-attack in the 91st minute as Madrid ensured they have won all four of their home matches in all competitions this season, although their 1-0 defeat at Betis on September 4 means they are level on points with leaders Barcelona but have a game less to play.Table of ContentsMadrid vs Vallecano: Mbappe at the double in La LigaReal Madrid team vs VallecanoRayo Vallecano team vs MadridMadrid vs Rayo Vallecano statsMadrid vs Vallecano: Mbappe at the double in La LigaMbappe might have had a second during first-half added time but shot against a post, with Vallecanos Pedro Diaz following suit from distance shortly after the restart.Later in the second half, Denzel Dumfries headed Arda Gulers free-kick against the crossbar via an excellent save from goalkeeper Emil Aduero, whose side gave an admirable account of themselves with 18 attempts at goal.Vallecano remain on four points and are next in action at home to Espanyol in La Liga on Tuesday (18:00 BST). Madrid visit Elche on the same night (20:30).Real Madrid team vs VallecanoMadrid made four changes from their 2-1 victory at home to Inter in the Champions League on Tuesday, including a full debut for �120 million winger Yan Diomande.Defender Antonio Rudiger, midfielder Bernardo Silva and Carreras also returned.Real Madrid starting XI: Thibaut Courtois, Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate, Antonio Rudiger, Alvaro Carreras, Bernardo Silva, Federico Valverde, Yan Diomande, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr, Kylian MbappeMadrid substitutes: Andrii Lunin, Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Aurelien Tchoumaneni, Arda Guler, Marc Cucurella, Carlos Espi, Brahim Diaz, Thiago PitarchRayo Vallecano team vs MadridVallecano made three changes from their 3-2 home win over Racing a week earlier, bringing in goalkeeper Emil Audero, midfielder Gnangoro Bouare and winger Giorgi Tsitaishvili.Rayo Vallecano starting XI: Emil Audero, Andrei Ratiu, Florian Lejeune, Pathe Ciss, Adria Pedrosa, Unai Lopez, Gnangoro Bouare, Pedro Diaz, Jorge de Frutos, Sergio Camello, Alvaro GarcaVallecano substitutes: Adrian Molina, Dani Cardenas, Alemao, Mujaid Sadick, Ivan Balliu, Pelayo Fernandez, Marco de Las Sias, Marash Kumbulla, Oscar Valentin, Samu Becerra, Marco RomanMadrid vs Rayo Vallecano statsMadrid are unbeaten in their last eight meetings with Vallecano (W4 D4) and have won each of their last three as hosts of the fixtureTheir only defeat in the last 11 editions of the fixture since April 2019 was a 3-2 away loss in La Liga in November 2022Los Blancos have not lost at home to Vallecano in 19 meetings in all competitions (W14 D5) since a 2-1 defeat in La Liga in January 1996, when Guilherme Alves scored twiceFour of their preceding six encounters with Vallecano have been draws, with one of the two goalless stalemates along the way arriving at the Bernabeu in November 2023Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the history of the fixture with 12 goals, putting Madrids all-time top scorer ahead of the player second to him on that list, Karim Benzema, who has 11Vallecano have scored in seven of their last nine meetings with Madrid, including five of the last six for a total of seven goalsThey are yet to keep a clean sheet in five matches this season and have one in their last nine Liga games, although they have conceded one goal or fewer in four of those contests, with only Barcelona and Madrid putting more than two past themEspanyol and Sevilla (67 each), Real Sociedad (62) and Racing Club (60) are the only sides to have committed more fouls in this seasons Liga than Vallecano (58)Only Elche (12) have conceded more goals than Vallecano (10), while Getafe and Sevilla are the only sides who can match their total of two red cards in the 2026/27 top flightOnly Barcelonas Raphinha (6) has matched Camellos goals tally in this seasons division Topics Abdul Mumin Alemao Alvaro Garcia Andrei Ratiu Andriy Lunin Antonio Rudiger Arda Guler Aurelien Tchouameni Brahim Diaz Dani Carvajal David Alaba Dean Huijsen Eder Militao Eduardo Camavinga Federico Valverde Ferland Mendy Florian Lejeune Fran Garcia Fran Perez Giorgi Tsitaishvili Gumbau Isi Palazon Ivan Balliu Jorge de Frutos Jose Mourinho Jude Bellingham Kylian Mbappe Kylian Mbapp LaLiga Luiz Felipe Marash Kumbulla Mujaid Sadick Oscar Valentin Pathe Ciss Pedro Diaz Pelayo Fernandez Pep Chavarria Randy Nteka Raul Asencio Rayane Belaid Real Madrid CF Real Sociedad Rodrygo Sergio Camello Thibaut Courtois Trent Alexander-Arnold Unai Lopez Vinicius Jr Vinicius Junior Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read LIVE Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano: Score updates as Camelloreduces deficit to 3-1 Jon Fisher 12th September, 2026 Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano: Mbappe scores and assists Ben Miller 12th September, 2026 Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano: Confirmed teams, full line ups in La Liga Ben Miller 12th September, 2026 Chelsea v Hull as it happened: Goals and stats from Premier League Jon Fisher 12th September, 2026 Chelsea 2-2 Hull: Report, result, goals as Joao Pedro rescues point Ben Miller 12th September, 2026 Chelsea vs Hull: Belloumi goals a dream as clinical City go ahead Ben Miller 12th September, 2026
