Rayo’s unending celebrations in Vallecas and Strasbourg as Isi Palazón chant echoes | OneFootball

Rayo Vallecano’s run to the Conference League final sparked unending celebrations in Vallecas and Strasbourg, with fans soaking themselves at the Fuente de la Asamblea and parties across Madrid.

El Periódico Mediterráneo reports that up to 1,600 fans queued for hours at the Stade de la Meinau, with no online sales and fears the ticket office might shut. Home supporters applauded a Rayo side producing their best performance of the season.

Fireworks at 2.00am tried to unsettle Rayo, but Vallecas nights run long before a semi-final. A toaster even set off the team hotel alarms as players kept glancing to their end.

Away fans entered late under heavy police escort. It began with Ilias in tears after a warm-up injury, replaced by Pacha Espino, much admired by Iñigo Pérez, before any irritation vanished at kick-off and the night ended amid flares. Protests against multi-ownership echoed around a ground where Strasbourg are owned by Chelsea.

Back home, bars around a closed Estadio de Vallecas lived every moment, some finishing chances like Alemão, others sliding to point Batalla towards the save from Enciso that sealed the final.

The soundtrack blended “La vida pirata” with a new chant invoking Isi Palazón to take them to Leipzig. In Vallecas few envisage anything but victory, and now the wait runs to 27 May, when Crystal Palace await, Premier territory and an emblem of the modern game, a club that tempts Andoni Iraola.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo