Rayo had lost their two players by 29th minute before Real started consolidating their lead at the Bernabeu.
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Rayo coach Paco Jemez hit out at the officials in the aftermath of the game and hinted at a greater conspiracy.
Benitez refused to be drawn on the pre-match catcalls sent his way and also responded in vague terms to an incident where Cristiano Ronaldo – who contributed two goals to the rout – appeared to gesture towards the stands in an attempt to persuade the fans to stop whistling.
And after Ronaldo made it 3-2 from the spot against nine men in the 30th minute, double figures always felt as a possibility as Real were able to launch attack after attack with limited options in defence for Rayo.
However, Vallecano then scored two quick-fire goals in less than two minutes to elicit boos from the home crowd.
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Real Madrid continued to pile on the misery for Vallecano as Benzema found the bottom left corner with a right-footed shot, this time Luka Modric grabbing an assist with a through ball after a corner kick.
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Raul Baena was then sent off for a second bookable offense in the 28th after bringing down Sergio Ramos in the penalty area.
“We came out strongly but after we scored we relaxed”, Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas said in an interview with Spanish television. “Some people even say that we could have lost, but I have no doubt that we’d have got it back”.
After falling behind 1-2, the Galacticos roared back in deafening to finish the game 10-2 winners. The away side are without a win in four matches and will be desperate to pull off a major upset against Real Madrid on Sunday.
Real Madrid crashed to a surprising 1-0 loss against Villarreal last week and manager Rafa Benitez is under enormous pressure at the moment.
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Madrid sits third in La Liga, two points adrift of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, though Barca has a game in hand. “It satisfied me when the match got hard and we reacted well”.
