Back to the Southampton Newsfeed

Real Madrid wobbling as World Cup break looms after Rayo crashes down on Ancelotti's side

MADRID -- Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the LaLiga season to Rayo Vallecano, who pulled off a shocking 3-2 upset against the reigning league champions.

The loss also sees Barcelona leapfrog Madrid into the top spot of the league table, with all sides having just one more game left to play before the month-long pause due to the World Cup.

- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.)

Rayo opened the scoring five minutes into the game when midfielder Santi Comesana finished from inside the box but Real went ahead with two goals in four minutes thanks to Luka Modric's penalty conversion and Eder Militao's header.