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1st · 7-0-0 · 21 pts · +24
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Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano0-1-2 2 – 5 Barcelona3-0-0
FT · Mon, Aug 31

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Barcelona 5, Rayo Vallecano 2.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Rayo Vallecano 2.
  • 90'+5'Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Díaz with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2'Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Joan García.
  • 90'+2'Attempt saved. Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joan García (Barcelona).
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Goal! Barcelona 5, Rayo Vallecano 2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
  • 90'Adrià Pedrosa (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Rayo Vallecano).

Line Score

12T
RAY 11 2
BAR 23 5

Match Leaders

Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona

League Table · 2026-27 Spanish LALIGA
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Barcelona 7 7 0 0 +24 21
2 Atlético 7 5 1 1 +9 16
3 Betis 7 5 1 1 +2 16
4 Real Madrid 7 5 0 2 +10 15
5 Sevilla 7 4 1 2 +1 13
6 Alavés 7 3 2 2 +5 11
7 Deportivo 7 2 4 1 +2 10
8 Real Sociedad 7 3 1 3 -4 10
9 Villarreal 7 2 2 3 +1 8
10 Athletic 6 2 2 2 +1 8
11 Getafe 7 2 2 3 -3 8
12 Rayo 7 2 2 3 -5 8
13 Osasuna 7 2 2 3 -7 8
14 Celta Vigo 7 1 4 2 +2 7
15 Espanyol 7 2 1 4 0 7
16 Racing 7 2 1 4 -10 7
17 Levante 6 1 2 3 -4 5
18 Elche 7 1 2 4 -6 5
19 Valencia 7 1 1 5 -9 4
20 Málaga 7 0 3 4 -9 3
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Key Events

90'Goal! Barcelona 5, Rayo Vallecano 2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
90'Adrià Pedrosa (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'Substitution, Barcelona. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Raphinha.
77'Substitution, Barcelona. Karim Adeyemi replaces Anthony Gordon.
77'Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Pedri.
75'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Unai López.
75'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Alemão replaces Sergio Camello.
71'Goal! Barcelona 4, Rayo Vallecano 2. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon following a fast break.
64'Substitution, Barcelona. Rodri replaces Marc Bernal.
64'Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Dani Olmo.
59'Goal! Barcelona 3, Rayo Vallecano 2. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Unai López with a cross following a corner.
57'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Fran Pérez replaces Jorge de Frutos.
57'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pedro Díaz replaces Gnangoro.
51'Own Goal by Florian Lejeune, Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona 3, Rayo Vallecano 1.
32'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Jozhua Vertrouwd because of an injury.
21'Goal! Barcelona 2, Rayo Vallecano 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Bernal.
19'Goal! Barcelona 1, Rayo Vallecano 1. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Espart.
12'Goal! Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Álvaro García.

Team Stats

Rayo VallecanoBarcelona
General
31.4 Possession % 68.6
11 Shots 26
5 On Target 9
4 Offsides 3
5 Corners 9
11 Fouls 4
Passing & Defense
210 Passes Completed 583
6 Crosses Won 4
11 Tackles Won 7
11 Interceptions 6
24 Clearances 19
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 3

Recent Form

Barcelona L W W W W
Rayo Vallecano W L L L D

Starting Lineups

Rayo Vallecano4-2-3-1
1 Cárdenas
20 Balliu 24 Lejeune 51' OG 6 Ciss 33 Vertrouwd
23 Valentín 36 Bouare Samake
19 de Frutos 8 López A 18 García A
10 Camello 12'59'
11 Raphinha 19'71'
17 Gordon A 20 Olmo 10 Yamal 21'90'
8 Pedri 22 Bernal A
12 Espart A 15 Christensen 5 Cubarsí 23 Koundé
1 García
Barcelona4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Barcelona

  1. JG #1 Joan GarcíaG
  2. AC #15 Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. PC #5 Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. XE #12 Xavi EspartLB
  5. JK #23 Jules KoundéRB
  6. DO #20 Dani OlmoAM
  7. P #8 PedriLM
  8. MB #22 Marc BernalRM
  9. R #11 RaphinhaF19'71'
  10. AG #17 Anthony GordonAM-L
  11. LY #10 Lamine YamalAM-R21'90'
Substitutes · 5 used

Rayo Vallecano

  1. DC #1 Daniel CárdenasG
  2. PC #6 Pathé CissCD-L
  3. FL #24 Florian LejeuneCD-R51' OG
  4. JV #33 Jozhua VertrouwdLB
  5. IB #20 Iván BalliuRB
  6. UL #8 Unai LópezAM
  7. GB #36 Gnangoro Bouare SamakeLM
  8. ÓV #23 Óscar ValentínRM
  9. SC #10 Sergio CamelloF12'59'
  10. ÁG #18 Álvaro GarcíaAM-L
  11. JD #19 Jorge de FrutosAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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