On 2026-10-10, the La Liga encounter between Real Valladolid and Athletic Bilbao was halted multiple times after supporters began throwing paper rockets and rubber balls onto the pitch. Prior to kick‑off, Valladolid fans had distributed brochures that criticised club president Carlos Quevedo, describing him as a "global meme" under pressure. The pamphlets, later verified by Radio Marca reporter Pablo Villa, urged supporters to intensify their protests in order to push for Quevedo’s removal and the ousting of his allies. The flyers contained specific instructions: whistle at the first minute, chant against the VIP section at the thirteenth minute, and fashion paper rockets from the brochure pages during the match. Supporters threw paper rockets and rubber balls onto the pitch, causing the match to be halted multiple times.
Fans threw paper rockets and rubber balls onto the pitch during the match. Officials halted the match when objects were thrown onto the pitch. The pamphlets urged fans to whistle at the first minute, chant against the VIP section at the thirteenth minute, and make paper rockets during the game. The pamphlets included instructions to whistle at the first minute and chant against the VIP section at the thirteenth minute.
🇪🇸 Scenes at Vallecas this afternoon as Rayo Vallecano fans throw paper onto the pitch to force a stoppage. 👀 It’s Rayo’s first match at home this season, and tensions are clearly boiling over. You can understand the fans’ frustration. What’s happening at Rayo is a disgrace. 🤬
Later the same day, the La Liga fixture between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao faced a similar fate. At Rayo’s home ground in Vallecas, ultras launched a shower of paper planes onto the pitch, accompanied by rubber balls, sandwiches and a seat that landed among the grass. The protest was aimed at club president Raúl Martín Presa. This shower of paper planes, together with the other objects, led the referee to suspend the match.
This shower of paper planes, together with the other objects, led the referee to suspend the match.
Fans also threw rubber balls, sandwiches and a seat onto the pitch. The objects on the pitch led to the match being suspended. The referee suspended the match due to objects on the pitch. The suspension added to Rayo's ongoing off-field issues.
Paper planes took down a La Liga match. Rayo vs Athletic called off after fans littered the pitch starting in the 13th minute. How it all unraveled 👇 https://t.co/ZtW1hBlsxv #RayoVallecano #LaLiga https://t.co/mZWOWJLFpC
The protest came amid a disappointing campaign for Rayo. Having finished eighth in La Liga during the 2025/26 season, the club found itself sitting thirteenth in the current league table at the time of the incident. Earlier in the season, Rayo had already made headlines after supporters broke into the stadium in the early hours and vandalised the premises.
The events of 2026-10-10 left two La Liga matches interrupted by fan-driven actions that ranged from organised pamphlet campaigns to spontaneous showers of paper planes and assorted debris. Both incidents involved fans protesting against club presidents Carlos Quevedo and Raúl Martín Presa, leading to match suspensions. The events show how fan protests can affect La Liga matches.