The visitors secured a comprehensive 2-0 win away to Almeria in their curtain raiser last weekend, while the Nazaries are heading into the match on the back a 3-1 defeat away to Atletico Madrid.
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Rayo Vallecano will be looking to make it back-to-back wins in the 2023-24 La Liga campaign when they travel to newly promoted Granada on Monday night. The visitors secured a comprehensive 2-0 win away to Almeria in their curtain raiser last weekend, while the Nazaries are heading into the match on the back a 3-1 defeat away to Atletico Madrid. Rayito had an impressive top flight season last term, claiming 11th place, having collected 49 points from 38 games, and they would be hoping to challenge for a European qualification this time around. The hosts, meanwhile, returned to the top division at the first time of asking courtesy of winning the 2022-23 Segunda Division title and their primary aim would be avoid relegation at the end of the current season.
💪🏻 Último entrenamiento antes de visitar Granada.
🔜 #GranadaRayo ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/iFan2NIAwI
— Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) August 20, 2023
Granada began their La Liga campaign with a defeat away to Atletico Madrid despite the fact the Samuel Aghehowa canceled out Alvaro Morata’s opener. Diego Simeone’s men restored their lead through Memphis Depay’s 67th-minute effort before Marcos Llorente sealed the win eight minutes into the injury time. An opening day trip to Metropolitano was always going to be a tough assignment, but Papu Lopez’s side can take heart from the fact that they managed to have 55% of ball possession and created decent number of goal-scoring chances against a side which claimed third spot in the 2022-23 La Liga Santander. Meanwhile, Nazaries have managed to keep bulk of their key players from last season, and they have made six signings this summer, including the likes of Shon Weissman and Famara Siedhiou.
Rayo Vallecano, on the other hand, secured all three points against Almeria in their season-opener almost ten days ago, thanks to two unanswered goals from the penalty spot, both in the first half, through Isi Palazon and Randy Nteka. Los Franjirojjos had lost their manager Andoni Iraola to Bournemouth over the summer, but new boss Francisco made a perfect start against Indalicos. Meanwhile, Rayo made seven signings during this transfer window, with Jorge de Frutos proving to be the biggest buy in terms of transfer fee.
Granada probable starting lineup: Ferreira, Rubio, Miquel, Vallejo, Callejon, Gumbau, Ruiz, Melendo, Neva, Samu, Uzuni
Rayo Vallecano probable starting lineup: Dimitrievski, Balliu, Lejeune, Hernandez, Espino, Lopez, Valentin, Palazon, Trejo, A Garcia, Nteka
Granada
| Opponents | Score |
| Atletico Madrid | 3-1 (L) |
| Almeria | 1-0 (L) |
| Getafe | 2-1 (W) |
| Ceuta | 2-0 (W) |
| Sanluqueno | 0-1 (W) |
Rayo Vallecano
| Opponents | Score |
| Almeria | 0-2 (W) |
| Brighton | 1-1 (D) |
| Valladolid | 3-2 (L) |
| FC Porto | 1-1 (D) |
| Charleroi | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Granada beat Reayo Vallecano | 2-2 |
| Rayo Vallecano beat Granada | 4-0 |
| Rayo Vallecano beat Granada | 0-2 |
| Rayo Vallecano beat Granada | 1-0 |
| Granada draw Rayo Vallecano | 2-2 |
The La Liga fixture between Granada and Rayo Vallecnao will take place at Los Carmenes on Tuesday at 1:00 am IST.
| Granada vs Rayo Vallecano | Key Details |
| Date | August 21 (Spain) |
| Venue | Los Carmenes |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 9:30 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:00 am (Tuesday) |
Football fans in Spain can catch the live action via Movistar + and M+ La Liga TV and GOL PLAY.
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