The La Liga team failed to recreate the penalty kick combination of Messi - Suarez
The match at Estadio de Vallecas in round 26, the referee awarded Rayo Vallecano a penalty 37 minutes in. Trejo shot the goalkeeper's arm on the first attempt, but the referee gave the kick back because he saw a player running into the ring. early ban.
On the second attempt, Trejo failed again. He passed from the spot 11m, but his teammate Palazon shot over the bar from about seven meters.
If the combination is successful, Trejo and Palazon may have reproduced Barca's penalty. In the 6-1 victory over Celta Vigo in La Liga on February 14, 2016, Lionel Messi passed the 11m penalty to Luis Suarez to cushion the goal. This goal helped Suarez complete his hat-trick.
Rayo Vallecano paid the price for the broken combination of Trejo and Palazon. In the 52nd minute, Tsygankov equalized 2-2 for Girona. Before that, it was Palazon who opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and Trejo made it 2-1 in the 34th minute. Tsygankov equalized Girona's first goal in the 29th minute.
The draw caused Rayo Vallecano to miss the opportunity to overcome Bilbao to take seventh place in La Liga. Rayo is ranked eighth, with 36 points after 26 games, equal points but lost to Bilbao by difference. Meanwhile, Girona is 12th, with 31 points from 26 games.
Barca is still leading, with 65 points after 25 games, nine points ahead of Real. Today, March 19, Barca will take on Real in the El Clasico match.