Today we have the visit of… Rayo Vallecano

Since we player for the first time in Madrid in the league match played on December 4, 1977, with today’s game are 40 official matches played between Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano.

In recent years has also been a team in which have found accommodation red and white players after Athletic. Up to eleven lions have shared a team since 1992, when they debuted with Rayo Andoni Ayarza and Pizo Gómez. In fact, in the current squad of Athletic there are two footballers with past in the team, Unai López and Patxi Ferreira, the second of Garitano and in the squad of Rayo a former lion like Gorka Elustondo.

For this match in the presidential box, it will be possible to contemplate memories of the first season of Rayo in the highest category (1977-78): a plaque given by the team from Valladolid in the match of Madrid, and the programme -official magazine- of the Athletic of the match of Bilbao, and a t-shirt donated to the Museum by Patxi Ferreira of his time in Rayo Vallecano (season 2001-02).