Rayo Vallecano was eliminated from the Copa del Rey yesterday at the last minute, when they played for the pass to the final against Betis. The people of Madrid were on the verge of playing for a title in 90 minutes, after having been promoted to the first division this season, which speaks highly of the work they have done.
But this is not the only thing, Rayo Vallecano has come to be in Champions positions during the season, and although now they have fallen somewhat behind in the battle for Europe, they are practically guaranteed salvation. With a minimal budget and practically the same group that competed last season in the second division, the people from Madrid have competed as if they had been in the first division for years, even putting big teams in trouble.
On the other hand, it should be noted that Rayo Vallecano is not only having a great season based on results, but they have also played great football. Iraola, in his first experience in the highest category, has shown himself to be a very promising coach, capable of getting little-priced players to play attractive and, above all, effective football.
The truth is that there are many teams that are promoted and in their first season in La Liga, they manage to carry out a great campaign, it happened several seasons ago with Granada, and the previous one with Cádiz. The difficult thing is to stay the following year, we have already seen how Cádiz is fighting for salvation this season, and Granada has gone from playing in Europe to being in no man’s land. The secret for Rayo will be to try to keep Iraola at all costs, although his price has risen a lot, and to try to make good transfer markets. But for now, what they should do is enjoy, because they have earned it, they will have time to think about these issues at the end of the campaign.
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