Rayo Vallecano dey chase Europe as dem face Alaves for Mendizorroza

As La Liga season dey reach final whistle, Rayo Vallecano don land for Mendizorroza with one strong mission: make dem secure European football for next season. Di team wey go play Conference League final against Crystal Palace for Leipzig still get chance to finish seventh if dem beat Alaves and Getafe no win against Osasuna.

Rayo dey come into dis match on di back of six-game unbeaten run for La Liga. Last Sunday, dem beat Villarreal 2-0 for Estadio de Vallecas, where club legend Oscar Trejo play im final home match. Sergio Camello open scoring, and Trejo provide assist for Alemao to score im fifth goal for seven competitive games.

But di visitors get one big problem: dem don win only one of dia last eight away matches. All four away league wins dis season come after dem score first. So di first goal go be very important for Rayo hopes.

For Alaves side, dem don already secure safety for next season. Since Quique Sanchez Flores take over for March, im don collect 16 points from 11 matches, including wins against Barcelona and Real Oviedo. Di 1-0 win for Oviedo mean Alaves go play top-flight football for fourth consecutive season.

Alaves go miss defender Facundo Garces, wey dey serve FIFA ban for falsifying documents to represent Malaysian national team. But dem get Abde Rebbach available after injury scare. Toni Martinez go lead attack, wey don score 13 La Liga goals dis season, including eight for di last nine games.

Rayo go miss defender Luiz Felipe and attacker Ilias Akhomach due to injury. Isi Palazon dey serve di fifth game of seven-match suspension, and Unai Lopez go complete one-match ban after fifth yellow card. Alvaro Garcia dey try to prove fitness for Conference League final, but no go play dis match.

Alaves possible lineup: Sivera; Tengalia, Koski, Parada; Perez, Guridi, Blanco, Suarez, Rebbach; Martinez, Diabate. Rayo possible lineup: Batalla; Balliu, Lejeune, Mendy, Pacha; Valentin, Gumbau; De Frutos, Diaz, Perez; Camello.

Dis match get extra spice because Alaves beat Rayo 2-0 for Copa del Rey last-16 tie for January. But Rayo dey fight for European spot, and no fit afford to drop points.