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Error-prone Real Madrid miss chance to pressure Barcelona

Real Madrid paid for defensive mistakes as they were held to a 3-3 draw at lowly local rivals Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, missing the chance to move above leaders Barcelona in LaLiga.

Rayo stunned the champions with an early header by Unai Lopez after four minutes and grabbed a two-goal lead in similar fashion when Abdul Mumin nodded home from a corner in the 36th minute.

But a thunderous Federico Valverde strike from long range put Madrid back in the game three minutes later with Jude Bellingham netting a first-time effort from inside the box to level the scores just before the break.