“Commissioner” at the national, imperial in Spain! Andrei Rațiu's note, 8 days after the failure with Turkey

The Romanian international was one of the best players, in contrast to the evolution of the national team, when he made mistakes on several occasions, including the goal scored by Ferdi Kadioglu in the play-off lost in Istanbul.

Andrei Rațiu, solid performance in Vallecano – Elche, 8 days after the Turkey – Romania draw in which he was the most criticized player

Vallecano achieved important success in Spain, also taking advantage of the fact that Elche remained numerically inferior from the first half, when Pedro Bigas saw the red card after two “yellows” received in an interval of 17 minutes (22' and 39', respectively).

The only goal of the game was scored by Randy Nteka and came in the 74th minute.

Andrei Rațiu received an 8.5 grade from eldesmarque.com, the second highest after central defender Florian Lejeune (9):

“Very solid both offensively and defensively. He won most of the duels played and appeared in the opposing field to send crosses and even look for the goal with powerful shots“, the Spaniards write.

Also, the daily Mundo Deportivo awarded three stars to the Romanian, being positioned on the same level as Nteka, Jorge de Frutos and Alvaro Garcia.

Following this result, Rayo Vallecano climbed to 12th place in La Liga with 35 points after 30 matches. On the other side, Elche remains on 17th. For Rațiu's team, the duel at home with AEK Atena follows (April 9), the round of the “quarters” of the Conference League.

Ratiu has no attitude towards the national team! He's coming and taking us all in! That's what Rațiu does when he comes to the national team. Remember the Bosnia game, I scored because of him. Wait, it wasn't him… He was there too! Put the phase 100 times to see.

Now, the same with Turkey. He is another footballer in the club team, he comes to the national team and plays because of his talent.

– Mihai Stoicaafter Turkey – Romania 1-0

The figures of Andrei Rațiu from Vallecano – Elche

• 7/13 duels won

• 1/1 aerial duels won

• 6/12 turf duels won

• 1/2 successful takedowns

• 39/44 successful passes

• 18/20 successful passes in the final third

• 3/3 successful long passes

The up-to-date standings in La Liga