Real Madrid beat their local rivals in a tough game of football to move within a point of league leaders Barcelona.

Kylian Mbappe kept his cool to take the penalty in the 100th minute Real Madrid won 2-1 Nine-man Rayo Vallecano emerged victorious in a tight La Liga football derby on Sunday.

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Vinicius Junior scored early for Madrid after Jude Bellingham limped off with an apparent hamstring injury.

Jorge de Frutos equalized early in the second half as Madrid fans showed their fury against their side. But after Rayo’s Patience was sent off with a red card, Mbappe scored on the spot.

Pep Chavarria was also sent off for 17th-placed Rayo, who took a faltering Madrid to the finish line but failed to do so.

After the home team’s midweek game Lost to BenficaForcing them into the Champions League play-offs, the mood of the Bernabeu fans was unforgiving.

Mbappe and Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa had implored fans to support their team but, as they did against Levante two weeks ago, they whistled at their own players.

Former Barcelona winger Ilyas Ahomach’s initial shot went narrowly wide and the atmosphere would have soured further if his shot drilled into the post of Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Real Madrid suffered an early setback when England international Bellingham pulled his thigh back during the game and left the field in pain.

Vinicius gave the home side the lead in the 15th minute, showing neat feet in the penalty area before firing a lofted shot past Augusto Batala and into the net.

Arda Guler almost got a second goal when Batala saved his shot and Vinicius turned the rebound wide.

Real Madrid dominated and despite taking the lead, their fans would not rest in peace and blew the team’s whistle at half-time.

Four minutes into the second half, Rayo equalized. Alvaro Garcia nodded in a cross, allowing former Madrid youth team player de Frutos to receive the ball and score.

The visitors should have taken the lead just after the hour mark when Andrei Ratiu’s shot left only Courtois to beat. But the Belgian goalkeeper made a brilliant save to deny him.

Mbappe was centimeters from Real Madrid’s lead when Batala sprinted across the face of goal, the French striker curling the ball around him before hitting the crossbar from distance.

Leo’s life became even more difficult when midfielder Sis was sent off for an ugly foul on Madrid’s Dani Ceballos.

Arbeloa’s side turned the tide nine minutes into stoppage time when Eduardo Camavinga’s header hit the post.

With time running out, Real Madrid were awarded a penalty for Nobel Mendy’s clumsy foul on Brahim Diaz, and La Liga’s top scorer Kylian Mbappe converted the penalty to give his team the three points.

Rayo ended the game with nine men after Chavarria was shown a second yellow card for pushing Rodrigo Goss.