Giant-killers Vallecano out to storm Bernabeu

A thoroughly deserved 2-1 win at home to second-placed Atletico Madrid last weekend prompted talk of a realistic chance of a place in Europe next term and enhanced Rayo's reputation as one of Spain's "giant-killers".

The modest club, who are in administration and whose 15,000-seater stadium has only three stands with one end used for advertising, are transformed from the side that were mired in the third-tier in Spanish football between 2004 and 2008.

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