Iñigo Pérez Sees 0-0 Halftime After Chances at the Red Bull Arena

iñigo pérez went to halftime with Rayo Vallecano level 0-0 against Crystal Palace in the Conference League final at the Red Bull Arena. The first 45 minutes produced chances for both sides, but no one found a finish before the break.

Mitchell and Unai López

Crystal Palace started and finished the half better, but Rayo still had the cleaner openings through Alemao and Unai López. Unai López came closest in the 38th minute, when he drove a shot from the edge of the area that went very close to the right post.

Palace’s best chance came at the other end from Mitchell, whose close-range header went wide. The missed chance drew the line that summed up the half best: “¡¡¡MITCHEEEEEEEELL PERDONA EN EL CRYSTAL PALACEEEEEE!!!”

Batalla and the 35th minute

The match was stopped in the 35th minute because of a medical emergency in the stands, then resumed despite protests from Batalla. That pause split a first half already shaped by tight margins, with both teams still searching for the opening goal.

Wharton took the first yellow card for Crystal Palace after a late foul on Isi’s ankle. That booking was the only card named in the first half, and it came in a match that stayed level through the stoppage, the chances, and the final whistle of the opening period.

For Pérez, the halftime score left everything open. His side had created enough to feel frustrated, but the final remained exactly where one moment could still swing it.