Full match player ratings below:

Thibaut Courtois—5: Felt positioning could have been better on the goals conceded.

Lucas Vazquez—3: Continues to struggle defensively, with poor communication between the backline and midfield on the first goal conceded.

Tchouameni—5.5: Strong in aerial duels and recovering his position in transition but can take team out of shape on occasion.

Rudiger—4: Poor game by the German’s lofty standards. Fell asleep on Rayo’s third goal.

Fran Garcia—5: Turned inside out by Jorge De Frutos on the opening goal.

Luka Modric—5: Some excellent passes out of pressure but never fully controlled the game and looked a step slow.

Fede Valverde—7: Scored a brilliant goal from outside the box, perfectly struck, to start the comeback.

Arda Guler—7: Recorded two assists and made several crucial toe poke interceptions defensively.

Jude Bellingham—8.5: Copy and paste: Real Madrid’s best player once again — came up big with a seventh consecutive goal in all competitions and was the equalizer before halftime after going 2-0 down.

Brahim—6: Some good turns when under pressure but not enough involvement the match.

Rodrygo—8.5: Up there with Jude Bellingham for man of the match on the Madrid side. Produced a perfect assist to Bellingham with an in-swinging cross and then scored one of his own with a weak footed shot past Batalla.

Substitutions:

Vinicius Junior—6.5: Lost his head early and got a quick yellow, meaning he will miss the next match through suspension. Nearly scored and nearly had a headed assist in the final minutes but Rudiger failed to convert.

Eduardo Camavinga—6: First game back since the latest injury and showed some lovely footwork in the middle of midfield.

Dani Ceballos—N/A: Played the last 10 minutes as Madrid searched for a late winner.

Endrick—N/A: Late substitution with only 4 touches.