Cristiano Ronaldo is the bane of Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid has come away victorious in his three previous clashes with the team from the Vallecas neighbourhood. The Portuguese forward has scored a total of five goals (three from the penalty spot) in the process and his team has taken home all nine points in play.
Still fresh in the memory is the goal he scored from a back-heel on his first visit to Vallecas. Cristiano Ronaldo got on the end of a rebound from a corner and, without even looking at the goal, expertly guided the ball into the net with the back of his foot.
The one time he played against Rayo at the Bernabéu he scored a hat-trick, which enabled his team come from behind to snatch victory. This season he has already made his mark at Vallecas, scoring a penalty that once again helped Real win.
Cristiano has bagged 10 goals in the five league matches he has played so far in 2013, as well as scoring in the last five home matches at the Bernabéu. If he manages to get off the mark again this Sunday he will join the likes of Fernando Hierro and Fernando Morientes as the highest Real scorers against Rayo. More than one and he alone will hold that honour.
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