Rayo Vallecano and Alavés announce starting XIs for LaLiga Matchday 2 at Vallecas
Rayo Vallecano and Deportivo Alavés have confirmed their starting lineups for the LaLiga 2026-27 Matchday 2 fixture at Estadio de Vallecas, scheduled for Thursday, August 20, 2026 (kickoff in India 12:30 AM IST on Friday, August 21, 2026).
Rayo come into the game after a narrow defeat in their opening match against Sevilla, having led for nearly an hour thanks to Álvaro García Rivera’s goal before conceding two penalties converted by Jon Guridi and Gerard Fernández; Rayo were reduced to 10 men late in that contest. Alavés began their league campaign with a 3-0 victory over Getafe, a match in which the visitors went down to 10 men in the first half and Alavés scored through Nahuel Tenaglia, Mariano Díaz and Mikel Rodríguez.
Rayo Vallecano’s starting XI is Augusto Batalla; Andrei Raitu, Florian Lejeune, Pelayo Fernandez, Jozhua Vertrouwd; Isi Palazon, Pathe Ciss, Unai Lopez; Jorge de Frutos, Sergio Camello, Fran Perez. The substitutes named on the bench are Dani Cárdenas (gk), Pedro Díaz, Alemão, Randy Nteka, Georgiy Tsitaishvili, Alvaro Garcia, Ivan Balliu, Oscar Valentin, Marco de las Sias, Sergio Lozano, Ivan Alonso Martin. ⚡️ Once del Rayo Vallecano elegido por Beñat San José para enfrentarse al @Alaves.#RayoAlavés #VamosRayo pic.twitter.com/SSik4WHTOL
Deportivo Alavés named Antonio Sivera in goal with Facundo Tenaglia, Jonny Otto and Ville Koski in the backline; Ángel Pérez, Mikel Rodríguez, Pablo Ibáñez and Antonio Blanco across midfield; Abde Rebbach joining Lucas Boye and Toni Martínez in attack. Their bench comprises Adrian Rodriguez (gk), Nicolas Valentini, Youssef Enriquez, Denis Suarez, Ander Guevara, Mariano Diaz, Carles Alena, Hugo Novoa, Aitor Manas, Miguel Rodriguez, Carlos Benavidez and Xanet Olaiz. 👥 𝙃𝘼𝙎𝙄𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙆𝙊 𝙃𝘼𝙈𝘼𝙄𝙆𝘼𝙆𝙊⚔️ ¡Nuestros guerreros esta noche! ⚔️#RayoAlavés pic.twitter.com/nKPA9yo2fX
The match will be staged at the Estadio de Vallecas in Madrid, Spain. For further coverage and live updates, Khel Now directs readers to its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and to its Android and iOS apps, and invites followers to join its Telegram community.
The report was prepared by Sushruta, who the article notes has spent over two years covering football with a focus on Indian and international competitions and, away from work, often watches films or reads books.
The Matchday 2 fixture is part of the LaLiga 2026-27 season and will be played on Thursday, August 20, 2026, with the India kickoff listed as 12:30 AM IST on Friday, August 21, 2026.