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
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid keep up the pressure on the European champions, after grabbing three vital points against Elche and Rayo Vallecano respectively.
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