Athletic Bilbao's Spanish midfielder #16 Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta fights for the ball with Rayo Vallecano's Spanish forward #21 Adrian Embarba Blazquez during the Spanish league football between match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Athletic Bilbao's Spanish midfielder #16 Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta fights for the ball with Rayo Vallecano's Spanish forward #21 Adrian Embarba Blazquez during the Spanish league football between match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Athletic Bilbao's Spanish midfielder #16 Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta fights for the ball with Rayo Vallecano's Spanish forward #21 Adrian Embarba Blazquez during the Spanish league football between match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Athletic Bilbao's Spanish midfielder #08 Oihan Sancet scores his team's first goal in spite of Rayo Vallecano's Argentininan goalkeeper #13 Augusto Batalla during the Spanish league football between match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Rayo Vallecano's Angolan midfielder #11 Randy Nteka (R) celebrates with teammates and supporters scoring his team's first goal during the Spanish league football between match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Athletic Bilbao's Spanish forward #07 Alex Berenguer fights for the ball with Rayo Vallecano's Spanish defender #03 Pep Chavarria during the Spanish league football between match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Athletic Bilbao's players celebrate their team's first goal during the Spanish league football between match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Athletic Bilbao's Spanish coach Ernesto Valverde gestures on the touchline during the Spanish league football between match between Rayo Vallecano de Madrid and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid on December 1, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP via Getty Images)