Zidane returns to Vallecas without 'Galactic' to remember old times

French Zinedine Zidane return Vallecas Saturday, but this time leading the Real Madrid from the bench and not from the lawn with those 'Galacticos' who, trained by Vicente Del Bosque, won in Rayo twice in 2001 and 2002.

The next day, Zinedine Zidane revive old days when jumping to the lawn stadium Vallecas, but not short to play, but to sit on the bench and lead a team that on his last visit as footballer had a very bad to take the triumph.

That November 9, 2002, the Real Madrid, Roberto Carlos, Makelele, Zidane and Ronaldo in their ranks, the win (2-3) with a goal from Luis Figo ninety minutes which broke equality took marker.

Best Zidane he was on his first visit, on November 25, 2001, when Real Madrid won comfortably 0-3 with a goal from Raul and Morientes two.

Historically, this Madrid derby has been dominated by the white set, which, sixteen times you have visited Vallecas, has taken the victory twelve times, drawn one and lost three times.

The first derby played between the teams in First was the October 30, 1977, corresponding to the eighth day of the 1977/1978 League game.

The Lightning, who was serving his first season in the top flight and was directed by Uruguayan Hector Nunez, won 3-2 with goals from Tanco, Landaburu and Francisco. Real Madrid, coached by Luis Molowny, told in their lineup with players like Vicente Del Bosque, Camacho, Santillana and Pirri, author of two goals in the white box.


On January 7, 1979, Rayo and Real Madrid tied (1-1) in a match that was decided with goals from Landaburu, for vallecano team, and Santillana, for visitors, the absence fourteen minutes remaining .

The first victory of Real Madrid in Vallecas occurred on September 16, 1979, at the third visit to the stadium located on the Avenida de la Albufera. Two goals from German Uli Stielike and Carlos Santillana overcame the initial both Robles and served to win (1-2) in what marked the first win for coach Vujadin Boskov Serbian leading the Merengues address.

After that game, the stadium of Vallecas not again received the Real Madrid until 22 October 1989. In that game Real Madrid's team won 1-2, something that could not be repeated in the next visit, in 1992, when the white set, which formed in his eleven Manolo Sanchis, Michel, Martin Vazquez and Emilio Butragueno, four members of the so-called 'Quinta del Vulture' lost in Vallecas (2-0) with goals from Pedro Riesco and the Austrian Toni Polster .

The next two derbies ended up at Real Madrid. One of them, played on September 3, 1995, marked the biggest win in Vallecas achieved by the white team, who won 1-5 with goals from Quique Flores, Sandro, Amavisca and Fernando Hierro twice.

The third and last league win at Rayo Vallecas against Real Madrid took place on 19 February 1997. A goal from Argentine Ezequiel Castillo 35 minutes helped the team coached by Fabio Capello, who would win the league, fall before the set Vallecano.

Since then, the last eight league clashes in Vallecas between Rayo and Real Madrid have resulted in an away win.

Of those eight games, there is one especially remembered for the vallecana hobby. It is played on Monday, September 24, 2012, which was suspended a day earlier due to power failure suffered in Vallecas minutes before the start of the match due to cut cables of light on one side of the stadium.

Because of that incident, the president of Lightning, Raul Martin Presa, described as "sabotage" the party had to be postponed one day. Real Madrid, with Jose Mourinho on the bench, defeated (0-2) with goals from Karim Benzema and Cristian Ronaldo penalty.

The last precedent is the corresponding last season game, played on 8 April 2015. The Real Madrid, with Carlo Ancelotti ahead, he suffered for the win in the second half with goals from Colombian James Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo.