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Home›Champions League›Manchester United flops Bebe and Radamel Falcao help propel Madrid minnows Rayo Vallecano to Champions League spots with La Liga miracle

Manchester United flops Bebe and Radamel Falcao help propel Madrid minnows Rayo Vallecano to Champions League spots with La Liga miracle

By Kirk Pareira
December 19, 2021
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It was arguably the most bizarre signing in Premier League history, but Bebe’s disastrous move to Manchester United may be on the verge of reaching its redemption point.

With only Portuguese second division appearances under his belt, Bebe joined Premier League side Vitoria Guimaraes in 2010, and surprisingly, five weeks later, he switched to Old Trafford.

Bebe came out of nowhere to sign for United

Bebe never seemed to stay, despite a pair of goals in one short stint

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Bebe never seemed to stay, despite a pair of goals in one short stint

Now, however, he's back on top of La Liga

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Now, however, he’s back on top of La Liga

No more baby, ex-United winger shakes things up in Spain

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No more baby, ex-United winger shakes things up in Spain

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted never seeing his new signing, and amid the confusion and furious Google search, Bebe’s appearances were exactly as expected.

With embarrassing passes and highly questionable technique, the youngster’s career at Manchester lasted only seven games, and that seemed like the end of it.

A decade later, Bebe finally found a home in Madrid. A loan period has become permanent, and a career that seemed destined to be spent traveling the Iberian Peninsula may soon be on the brink of history.

Not just minnows in Europe or Spain, but minnows in Madrid, the Rayo Vallecano have spent their history as a working class alien in the shadow of Atletico and Real, but they are now emerging.

Vallecas on the outskirts of Madrid is second to none at the Bernabeu and Wanda, but this season the football is at the same level

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Vallecas on the outskirts of Madrid is incomparable with the Bernabeu and Wanda, but this season the football is on the same level

A small club with big ambitions could achieve something incredible this season

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A small club with big ambitions could achieve something incredible this season

Proudly anti-government and anti-fascist, Rayo fans are of a different race

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Proudly anti-government and anti-fascist, Rayo fans are of a different race

A yo-yo club in recent years that were as low as third tier in 2008, Rayo could be on the verge of reaching new La Liga heights, having barely returned with a sixth place finish in the second division in June.

Bebe has been in two promotions in five years at Vallecas, but this year things are different with the team circling Champions League places, and it’s not just one United rejection, but two.

Radamel Falcao’s career is just as strange as Bebe’s, but for completely different reasons.

Radamel Falcao - The imminent arrival of the Colombian leader at Stamford Bridge on loan is expected to lead to the exodus of several young players, according to reports.  Click the yellow arrow above, to the right, to read more about the latest Chelsea transfer rumors

Do you remember him ? Falcao’s Premier League stints have been a disaster, but now he’s back in the headlines

Now the Colombian is back scoring goals at the top of La Liga

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Now the Colombian is back scoring goals at the top of La Liga

Falcao is back to please fans like he did so well early in his career

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Falcao is back to please fans like he did so well early in his career

When moving to Europe, the Colombian’s goal was of a different class, scoring at least 34 goals in his first four seasons split between FC Porto and Atletico Madrid.

Ligue 1 team Monaco broke the bank for Falcao in 2013, but injuries to both knees and ended his rise to the pantheon as the game’s best center-forward.

Manchester United and Chelsea took their chances with the cheap loaned weakened striker, but it quickly became clear that his time at the top was over, soon leaving for Galatasaray for some fun in Turkey.

Falcao was a goal monster for Porto and Atleti, but things peaked there

Falcao was a goal monster for Porto and Atleti, but things peaked there

Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao suffers injury setback

Chelsea tried their luck on the low-rent striker but had little success

That fun got serious this year however, with Falcao sniffing at the opportunity to return to one of Europe’s top leagues, he canceled his contract and surprisingly returned to Spain for one last hurray.

A low-risk move for both teams that could have easily failed on the spot has since turned into a high reward, with Falcao scoring 10 minutes after his September debut and scoring five goals in twice as many games since.

Falcao is back to delight fans in red and white

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Falcao is back to delight fans in red and white

Falcao and Bebe haven't stopped smiling since their affair in Vallecas

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Falcao and Bebe haven’t stopped smiling since their affair in Vallecas

And whenever par was expected, with the Rayo appearing ready to resume their relegation fights, the opposite happened, with the team even occupying a place in the top four, a scandal for their gigantic neighbors. from Madrid.

Rayo’s only other European adventure was in the 2000-01 Uefa Cup, but as the season progresses it starts to look like a minimum.

And to explain it even further, Old Trafford’s ties extend to the bench, where manager Andoni Iraola enjoyed his greatest night of all time.

Remember the name.  Iraola was loved as a player and is now observed by top clubs as a coach

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Remember the name. Iraola was loved as a player and is now observed by top clubs as a coach

Iraola led the team that conquered the hearts and minds of Europe under Bielsa

Iraola led the team that conquered the hearts and minds of Europe under Bielsa

Captain of Marcelo Bielsa’s Athletic Bilbao team in 2012-13, Iraola helped put the manager and the club on the European map with surprisingly relentless performances.

The right-back led his side to an iconic 5-3 demolition of Ferguson’s United, sending the club on their way to the Europa League final, a feat they also matched in the Copa del Rey.

The former Spain international looks set for an incredible coaching career having excelled for just three years in the dugout, but the only thing more surprising than his accomplishments this season are two of the players he’s doing it with.

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