Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano

Sevilla needed a stoppage-time penalty to beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 at the Sánchez Pizjuán, snatching victory despite playing the final minutes with ten men. Peque's cool spot-kick in the seventh minute of added time settled a match that had swung back and forth all afternoon. Rayo Vallecano struck early through Álvaro García inside four minutes. Sevilla saw a penalty involving Isaac Romero overturned by VAR before Jon Guridi leveled from the spot in the 52nd minute. Sevilla were reduced to ten men when Kike Salas was sent off in the 88th, before Peque won and converted the decisive late penalty. The win extends Sevilla's strong start and shows real character grinding out three points a man down. For Rayo Vallecano, it's a tough way to lose after matching their hosts for long stretches, undone by fine margins in the closing minutes.