
Fresh off a disastrous Champions League blunder, Real Madrid resume their La Liga title charge against a struggling Rayo Vallecano side on Sunday.
Álvaro Arbeloa’s men were expecting a rather light schedule in February, consisting of only four league matches before the all-important last few months of the season commenced. Except Los Blancos suffered a stunning 4–2 defeat against Benfica on Wednesday night, condemning them to the Champions League knockout phase playoffs.