Real Madrid fell into the trap of a goalless draw against their counterpart Rayo Vallecano in the twelfth round of the Spanish league competition. The match took place at the Teresa Rivero Stadium.

The first half of the match was not good for the royal team, which failed to threaten Vallecano's goal except for a few individual efforts from Vinicius, while the Vallecano goalkeeper shone and challenged Courtois on several occasions.

Real Madrid continued their attempts in the second half, while the Rayo Vallecano players fell back, relying on counterattacks that posed a threat to the Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, resulting in a goalless draw.

Real Madrid increased its points to 31 at the top of the overall standings, while Rayo Vallecano raised its total to 15 points, temporarily placing them in twelfth position.