Rayo Vallecano are taking up Shkendija of their first ever Convention League recreation, and their second ever foray into European competitors on Thursday night. It has prompted some modifications to their famed Vallecas house.
Already identified for having one of many smaller pitches in La Liga, with the stands near the touchline creating an in depth and noisy ambiance, UEFA rules have compelled Rayo to change their pitch. Every touchline should be a minimal of three metres from the stands.
⚡️ El terreno de juego se cut back un metro y treinta centímetros de estrecho por cada lado para cumplir con las medidas de seguridad de UEFA
✅ Vallecas se prepara para el estreno europeo del @RayoVallecano en la @Conf_League
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It has required Rayo to slice round three metres of width from the edges of their pitch, with 130cm being taken in from all sides. That is clearly seen with Rayo deciding to spray inexperienced over the earlier traces, earlier than portray recent white traces taken in. It leaves the width of the pitch at 64m, the minimal required for an expert recreation, as per Cadena Cope.
Commemorative banner eliminated for UEFA branding
With one of many sides behind the objective backed onto a big fence, Rayo have additionally been compelled to cowl up the large commemorative banner that loomd above it. ‘All the time in our reminiscence’ reads the large tarpaulin, referencing the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It was coated by UEFA’s personal branding. As reported by Marca, the same old banner is predicted to return for his or her La Liga commitments.
Concern over go to of extremely teams
There was some concern over the go to of Shkendija’s ‘Ballistet’ extremely group who introduced round 200 followers to Madrid. There is no such thing as a separate away part, however the recreation at the least has gone off and not using a hitch.
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Like Ballistet, future guests Lech Poznan’s ‘Terror Machine’ supporters are notoriously far-right, and with Rayo followers equally identified for left-wing leanings, the authorities are involved about potential bother. Towards Shkendija, Rayo’s followers entoned a number of variations of their music that ends with the shout ‘Fascists, get out of my neighbourhood’.