Rayo Vallecano were in fine form on Friday as they defeated Espanyol 3-0 in the game that kicked off the ninth week of the Spanish top flight. The Madrid outfit were in great form after their 5-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona in their previous game.
Prior to taking up the Manchester City job, Manuel Pellegrini was at the helm of Malaga and in his final season at the Andalusian outfit he guided them to the quarter-final of the Champions League, where they were seconds away from making the semi-final at the expense of Borussia Dortmund
There is no set venue for this year’s Copa del Rey final. But both the participating clubs want the Santiago Bernabeu to hold the match. The reason being cited is the capacity of Real Madrid’s stadium, which would allow them to have the maximum number of tickets available.