Rayo v Athletic halted as fans' paper planes target president Presa

📰 A fan protest against Rayo Vallecano's president brought their return to Vallecas to a halt. 📌 Key points ✈️ Fans threw paper aeroplanes carrying messages against the president, plus rubber balls. ⏱️ Play first stopped on 13 minutes and was abandoned after a third wave. 🏟️ It was Rayo's first game back at Vallecas in 147 days. 🚫 LaLiga condemned the scenes and will announce a new date. ⚖️ Vallecas could be closed for up to three games or two months. 📝 What happened ✈️ The game against Athletic Club was first halted on 13 minutes as paper aeroplanes and coloured rubber balls rained onto the pitch, many carrying messages against president Raúl Martín Presa, while fans chanted for him to resign. ⏱️ After a second wave, referee José María Sánchez Martínez sent both teams to the dressing rooms. Play resumed ten minutes later, but when objects flew in a third time he consulted the police and suspended the match. Rayo captains Óscar Valentín and Isi tried to calm the fans behind the goal, without success. 🏟️ It was Rayo's first game back at Vallecas after the Madrid regional government suspended the stadium's use over safety and hygiene failings, forcing three home games at Leganés' Butarque. The supporters' federation called the protest "legitimate, democratic, necessary and peaceful". 🚫 LaLiga issued a "strong and unequivocal condemnation" and will announce when the rest of the game is played. According to AS, the remaining minutes will probably be played behind closed doors. 📊 By the numbers • Return to Vallecas: after 147 days • Waves of objects: three • Possible ban: one to three games, or up to two months • Possible fine: up to €3,000 🔭 Why it matters The long feud between Rayo fans and Presa has boiled over into an abandoned match. If the Spanish federation's Competition Committee acts, the stadium Rayo have only just got back could be shut again. LaLiga will set the new date soon.