Espanyol defeated Rayo Vallecano in stoppage time thanks to a goal from the Argentine Veliz, which changed the script of a match in which the rival had a greater offensive presence, but did not concretize its approaches. The game broke very quickly in favor of Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García, four minutes in, took advantage of a counterattack with precision, after a pass from Embarba, ex-blue and white, and turned the match upside down. The goalkeeper Joan García, alone against the rival, could not prevent the 1-0.