Rayo Vallecano are no pushovers this season, and so it proved on Monday night.
The Lightning were unbeaten in La Liga since December 1st when they arrived in Catalonia, and they can count themselves unlucky not to have returned to the Madrid suburbs with at least a point.
A major reason why they left empty handed was the strength of Inigo Martinez’s individual performance.
At almost 34 years of age, it was a stellar offering from the centre-back, full of heart, grit, determination and using all those years of experience to his evident advantage.