Real Madrid seeks to regain its balance against Vallecano, and Barcelona faces Levante in the Spanish League

Real Madrid seeks to restore its balance in the Spanish Football League, when it hosts Rayo Vallecano, on Saturday, in the fifth round of the competition.

Despite Real Madrid's strong start this season, under the leadership of Portuguese Jose Mourinho, where it won its first 3 league matches, the team suffered a surprise loss last Friday, with a clean goal against Real Betis, which left it 3 points behind leaders Barcelona.

Real Madrid created many chances in the Betis match through the duo Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior, but the team conceded a goal in the 81st minute through Troy Parrott.

Real Madrid could have come out of this match with a draw, but Mbappe missed a penalty kick in stoppage time, leaving the team empty-handed.

Despite this loss, the team quickly regained confidence after winning over Inter Milan 2-1, and Mourinho confirmed after this match: “We are subjected to severe criticism when the match is boring, but today’s match was crazy, and it could have ended with one of the two teams winning with a score of 7-6.”

Mourinho hopes that his team will achieve victory over Vallecano by stopping the loss of points, especially since the last confrontation between the two teams in the Spanish League was held on February 1, and ended with Real Madrid winning 2-1.

In the last five confrontations between the two teams in the league, Real Madrid won twice and tied twice without suffering any defeat, while Rayo did not achieve any victory during that series.

On the other hand, Vallecano enters the match in high spirits after achieving his first victory of the season in the last round at the expense of Racing Santander 3-2.

Vallecano failed to achieve any victory in the first 3 matches, as he settled for a draw in one match and a loss in two matches.

Real Madrid will play the match in the absence of 3 players from the first team. Eder Militao, Rodrigo, and Ferland Mendy are absent due to injury, leaving Jose Mourinho with important decisions on the defensive and offensive lines.

On the other hand, Vallecano faces injury concerns in its ranks, as goalkeeper Augusto Pattaya is still absent from the field, a situation that prompted the club to sign Emil Odero on loan from Como on the last day of the transfer window. Issy Palazón is also absent due to injury.

At the same time, Barcelona seeks to continue its ideal start in the league when it hosts Levante on Sunday in the same round.

So far, coach Hansi Flick's team is providing strong performances, as it was able to achieve victory in its first four league matches, in addition to achieving a victory over Feyenoord 5-1 in its first match in the Champions League this season.

Barcelona scored 22 goals in the five matches it played this season, and conceded only 3 goals, which confirms that the team possesses great offensive capabilities, in addition to enjoying a very acceptable defensive balance.

Coach Hansi Flick wants to win this match in order to continue to be at the top of the standings, and maintain the three-point difference between him and Real Madrid, and perhaps he will be able to expand the gap if Real Madrid falters, especially since Barcelona is at the top of the standings with 12 points, two points behind Deportio Alaves, the current runner-up, and 3 points ahead of Real Madrid and Real Betis.

On the other hand, the Levante team enters knowing that all nominations are in the interest of the Barcelona team, but it seeks to achieve a surprise and achieve victory over Barcelona, ​​especially since the team has only lost one match in the four matches it has played so far, as it won one match and tied two matches.

On Saturday, Racing Santander will meet Deportivo Alaves, Osasuna will meet Espanyol, Athletic Bilbao will meet Elche, and Real Madrid will meet Rayo Vallecano. In Sunday's matches, Celta Vigo will meet Malaga, Levante will meet Barcelona, ​​Getafe will meet Deportivo La Coruna, and Real Sociedad will meet Atletico Madrid.

The competitions of this round will conclude next Monday, when Villarreal meets Real Betis.

Senegalese Lamine Kamara, the Monaco midfielder, said that he has overcome the crisis of his stumbled transfer to Chelsea, explaining that he is fully focused on providing a good performance with his team, which is at the top of the French League standings.

At a time when it seemed that the transfer of American Folarin Balogun, the Monaco striker, to the English Everton had faltered, the emirate's team had entered into negotiations with Chelsea to sell Kamara, amid a chaotic atmosphere that characterized the final days of the summer transfer market.

Monaco sporting director Thiago Scuro said that the two clubs had reached an agreement a few hours before the end of the transfer window. However, the deal was suddenly canceled when Everton reversed its decision on Balogun and attempted to complete the deal. In the end, neither player transferred, and both remained at the French club.

Kamara said, on Friday, before his team's confrontation with Strasbourg, on Saturday: "There was a possibility of my departure, and the deal was not completed at the last minute. This is part of football. I have turned that page and am now focusing on the current season."

He added: “What happened is part of the life of a professional player. I succeeded in maintaining my professionalism and did not spend long thinking about it. Once this happens, there is no point in thinking about it again.”

Kamara shone in the match that ended with his team's 2-1 victory over defending champion Paris Saint-Germain last Friday, and he believes that another strong season will lead to him receiving offers from major clubs next season.

Kamara said: “I can help the team a lot. Football changes quickly, and there may be other opportunities in the future, but for now, my focus is on this season with Monaco.”