Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano prediction, odds and how to watch

Barcelona put five past Rayo Vallecano on Monday night, with Raphinha bagging a brace and Lamine Yamal adding two more in a performance that underlined exactly why you do not come to Camp Nou and sit off. Rayo competed in patches but were ultimately nowhere near good enough.

Real Madrid head into Tuesday's Champions League clash with Inter carrying two consecutive defeats and a defence that has conceded six goals in their last two Champions League outings. Something has to change.

Real Madrid arrive at the Emirates carrying two consecutive Champions League defeats and a casualty list that raises serious questions about their readiness. Arsenal, unbeaten in their last five in this competition, smell blood.

Osasuna host Rayo Vallecano at El Sadar on Sunday needing to arrest a damaging run of form, but the visitors arrive with their own defensive structure showing real promise in the early weeks of the season.

Real Madrid arrive at the Metropolitano carrying genuine attacking momentum and a squad stretched thin by injuries, while Atletico Madrid set up in a way that makes every game a test of nerve rather than territory. Something has to give.

Rayo Vallecano have kept back-to-back clean sheets at Vallecas this season, but Espanyol travel to Madrid carrying a positive away xG record and a point to make. The numbers tell one story. The structure tells another.

Elche sit 18th in La Liga having conceded six goals in two games, and Real Madrid travel to the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero carrying genuine momentum and a xG output that dwarfs their hosts. This one has a pattern to it before a ball is kicked.

Fulham have agreed a reported €25m deal for Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Larsson and a separate move for Real Madrid graduate Manuel Angel, hijacking Crystal Palace's pursuit of the Swedish midfielder just a day after reports had the Eagles closing in.