Athletic have finished six of eight. Vallecas didn't reach half an hour.

English desks will file this as a protest story. The graph sees a fixture backlog.

Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic was suspended for good at 0-0 on Saturday. Fans protesting against president Raúl Martín Presa threw paper planes and small balls onto the pitch. Referee José María Sánchez Martínez first stopped play around the 13th minute. Play restarted for one corner, then he sent the players to the tunnel with about 24 minutes on the clock. After a third shower of objects he called it off, having spoken to the police and both teams. Isi and Valentín had gone to the stand to talk fans down.

This was Rayo's first game at Vallecas this season. They had played three "home" games at Butarque, Leganés, and had been away from Vallecas for about 20 weeks.

The connection is on Athletic's side. Their Matchday 6 game against Levante was already postponed by heavy rain and is set for 21 October. That leaves Edin Terzić with two unfinished league games from eight matchdays. Saturday's team was already short: Sancet and Nico Williams injured, Laporte out with illness. Peio Canales started in Sancet's place, the cover we flagged in "Sancet played 515 of 540. His cover just healed the same muscle."

Vallecas has been here before. In December 2019 Rayo vs Albacete was suspended at half-time over chants aimed at Román Zozulia. The Competition Committee ordered the second half played behind closed doors, closed part of the stadium for two games and fined Rayo €18,000. No ruling has been made on Saturday's game yet.

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