Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Sunday, 09 November 2025, 07:34 / Updated on Sunday, 09 November 2025 07:36
The Spanish daily Marca writes that his attacker real madrid, Viniciusscored only one goal against him Rayo in eight matches and will again intersect on the left flank with Andrei Rațiu, “the fastest player in the championship”.
For Vinicius jr, matches against Rayo have always been difficult. Regardless of whether they were at the “Bernabeu” or away. In 8 direct duels he scored only one goal and saw 4 “yellow cards”! The degree of difficulty has increased even more for the winger of Real Madrid since he started to intersect in his area with the Romanian Andrei Rațiu.
Marca: “If there is any player who slightly surpasses the Brazilian in speed, it is the Romanian”
The Spanish daily Marca chose to preface this afternoon's match (17:15, Romanian time, liveTEXT at GSP.RO, live on Digi Sport 2 and Prima Sport 2) through the lens of the Rațiu vs. Vini jr duel, considering it defining.
He captioned it “Vinicius, against the lightning in LaLiga and against his biggest nightmare”, alluding to the speed of the Romanian, currently the fastest footballer in Europe's Top 5, and to the fact that the Brazilian always had problems with Rayo.
“If there is any player who slightly beats the Brazilian in speed, it is the Romanian, who, according to a study by Gradient Sports, is the fastest player in the five major leagues, at 34.7 kilometers per hourahead of Atalanta's Raoul Bellanova (34.6 km/h) and Chelsea's Pedro Neto (34.6 km/h). This list also includes Vinicius (34.4 km/h) and Erling Haaland (34.5 km/h),” writes Marca.
The brand recalls the reaction of Andrei Rațiu from 2023: “Vini can't catch me”
Marca note that “Ratio caught the attention of fans on his La Liga debut against none other than Real Madrid at the Bernabéu, where Los Blancos only managed a 0-0 draw. Last season, it was 3-3 at Vallecas and lost at the Bernabéu by just one goal (1-2) to Vinicius.”
The Madrid daily also mentions that “on November 5, 2023, at 0-0, Rațiu received widespread praise, and his comment, captured by the Movistar Plus cameras at the end of the match, went viral: “Vini can't catch me“.
