It’s very hard. He Rayo Vallecano He fell cruelly in Leipzig and lost his first final in history. In defeats like this it is difficult to look for a halo of light, but when you have an entire neighborhood behind you it is easier. With the final whistle, the entire Rayista cast collapsed. Within the darkness that comes with falling into a clash like this, the players, instead of isolating themselves to escape, went in unison with their people. More than eleven thousand rayistas traveled, each with their own particular problems of what it has meant to enter a match of this type and annoyed by the defeat, but they did not hesitate to lift up those players who have given everything during this season. “I did not know a greater victory than with you in a defeat“was the tifo displayed at the end of the match.
Rayo Vallecano players at the Red Bull Arena.
And Rayo Vallecano was not always about winning, but it was about fighting. You can’t be proud of losing, but you can be proud of what these footballers reflect to their fans. “It hurts a lot, we know all the sacrifice we have made… I hope everyone is as proud as I am from the outside.“he stated Oscar Trejo after the meeting. The debt will always be paid because as long as there are players defending that strip with their soul and a fan base to accompany them, Rayo Vallecano will return to Europe as many times as it wants. “We wanted to put the finishing touch, but this is football. We will surely rise“were the statements of Isi Palazón.
Sportsmanship reigned in the final of the Conference League and all of Europe already knows who Rayo Vallecano is. Next season will be a transition, there will be farewells and also entrances, who knows if there will be a new coach. But Rayo will rise, as he did in third, in second or all those times when he could have been underestimated and has ended up emerging. This season he has achieved his fifth consecutive stay and next season will be his sixth season in the top category for the first time. Then he played his first final in history against a team that surpassed his market value by 200 million euros. Whatever happens, in Leipzig or in Vallecas, Rayo will never be alone.