Andrei Rațiu's team, the score of the evening in La Liga » Score received by the Romanian international

Jorge de Frutos opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and just two minutes later Levante had a goal disallowed by VAR for offside.

De Frutos completed his double in the 25th minute and Alvaro Garcia closed the scoreboard in the 65th minute to set the final score, Levante – Rayo Vallecano 0-3.

The winning streak continues for Rayo Vallecano

Before the game, both teams were tied on points. Rayo's victory allows the Madrid team to climb to 11th place in La Liga and marks their third consecutive victory after the successes against Shkendija (2-0) in the UEFA Conference League and Real Sociedad (1-0), a match in which Rațiu also managed an assist.

The statistics and the grade received by Andrei Rațiu

Andrei Rațiu was an integral player and received a grade of 7.2, while the team's average was 7.11, according to Sofascore. In this game, Andrei Rațiu recorded:

• Fouls committed: 3

• Accurate passes: 29/35 (83%)

• Duels won: 6 (4)

• Ground duels won: 6 (4)

• Aerial duels won: 0 (0)

• Minutes played: 90

The victory comes just one day after Rațiu decided to extend his contract

Andrei Rațiu will extend his contract with Rayo Vallecano until 2029, and his salary will increase to one million euros per season. Thus, the Romanian will be the best paid player in the team.

At the moment, the defender earns 700 thousand euros per season per year at Vallecano, being surpassed by 11 other colleagues at the club.

Although there were many rumors that Rațiu was going to leave Rayo, it seems that the footballer wants to continue.

Andrei Rațiu, basic man of the national team

Quoted at 12 million euros on the specialist website transfermarkt, Andrei Rațiu also played for Villarreal, ADO Den Haag and Huesca, before signing with Rayo Vallecano.

With the Romanian national team, Rațiu made his debut in 2021, in the 2-0 victory against Iceland, and so far has 1 goal and 3 decisive assists in 34 selections.