The Pride of Vallekas

This game's Rayo Report format is different simply because the game was, barring some fleeting chances, quite dull and marked by both teams being guarded. Cádiz vs Rayo. Starting lineups. Míchel made no changes from the side that drew 1-1 against Sporting Gijón. In contrast, Álvaro Cervera made three changes to the Cádiz lineup compared to the 2-1 loss to Betis in the Copa del Rey just four days before - goalkeeper Rubén Yáñez was replaced by Alberto Cifuentes, and wingers Dani Romera and Moha Traoré were replaced by Álvaro García and Salvi Sánchez respectively. Before this game, Rayo Vallecano were undefeated in their last 4 matches, and Cádiz had failed to win any of their last 7 matches; however, the game started with Rayo Vallecano looking shaky defensively, and Rayo were terrible throughout the game at keeping possession. Nevertheless, as the game progressed, both teams were cautious going forward and played to protect a point. Rayo's system was similar to pre...

Follow Andrew on Twitter here . A bit about yourself and your background My name is Andrew and I'm a school teacher from County Durham, England. I have a wife and two children. How long have you been a fan of Cádiz and what made you support them in the first place? I have supported Cádiz for 11 years. I decided to follow CF Cádiz because my wife and my children are from El Salvador and perhaps Cádiz' most famous player and certainly El Salvador's most celebrated, is Jorge Mágico González. I attended my first game at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza in 2006 and I was taken aback by the amazing atmosphere in the stadium and the friendly camaraderie of the supporters. Given the transfer windows and the squad that was assembled at the start of the season, is Cádiz where you want it to be? We're presently 5th so we're not too far off the promotion places but in our last three games we have been dropping points with draws when we perhaps should have won. Of th...