Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona kicked off their La Liga campaign vs Rayo Vallecano tonight in front of a near-sold out Camp Nou. Three new signings in the form of Robert ...

The Pole could have won a penalty in any other league, but it was not to be with La Liga’s referees. His off-the-ball runs caught Rayo off-guard often, and he even forced a solid save from Stole Dimitrievski. Garcia, on the contrary, was rather careless. Eventually, he was sent off in injury time. Christensen had the best game of all debutants tonight. Araujo started as a right-back, and looked unsurprisingly out of his depth in possession.

Barça had a slow start to the game thanks in large part to Rayo, who came to Camp Nou with a solid gameplan and frustrated the Blaugrana attack with intense, ...

This was the first game with a new squad against a very good Rayo side, and there were several positives to take from this one. Lewandowski nearly scored a brilliant winner and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang almost found the net with his first touch off the bench, but Rayo continued to survive in the dying moments. The second half started with a big chance for Rayo missed by Camello, but that was the only dangerous attack from the visitors in the final period.

Despite a scramble to register its new star acquisitions the day before the La Liga season opener, they couldn't help FC Barcelona find the back of the net ...

10th min.: Quiet start to this one until Raphinha makes a run into the right side of the Rayo box and goes down on a challenge from the left back. 1st min.: Rayo kick off and they're aggressive from the start with a direct ball, and they're pressing high. 45th min.: Jordi Alba makes a key defensive intervention in the box to clear a cross that was heading to Rayo's Isi Palazon. Five minutes of stoppage time. He doesn't give them a chance to finish out the play and the bench is livid. Barcelona are aggressive, with and without the ball. He tried to make the best of a poor Raphinha cross in the first half, and then he had a chance to be the hero with six minutes remaining, but he could not contort his body quickly enough to take advantage of a rebound allowed by the Rayo 'keeper. That was the best chance of the game. 52nd min.: Another chance for Rayo! Sergio Camello runs onto a ball into space and it's chaos in the Barcelona defense. The Dutch do-it-all player gave Barcelona a lift when he came off the bench to play midfield. To add insult to injury, captain Sergio Busquets was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card after a high arm in the face of Rayo's Falcao. Lewandowski was the prize catch of the summer for Barcelona, and he was supposed to help resolve matches like these with opponents interested only in defending and countering. And there are plenty more of these matches left on the calendar.

Join us for LIVE commentary of the La Liga clash between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano from the Camp Nou. Opening game of La Liga for Barça, who start their ...

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To help commence La Liga's 2022 season, Barcelona hosts Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we preview the ...

Against all top-4 teams, 6 of the 8 matches went Under 2.5 goals. Barcelona was one of 4 teams to hit the 70-point mark. Rayo Vallecano finished in 12th place last season, scoring 39 goals and allowing 50. Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. To help commence La Liga’s 2022 season, Barcelona hosts Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we preview the Barcelona vs. Barcelona finished 2nd last season, 13 points behind Real Madrid.

Barcelona were held to a disappointing goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano as a summer of uncertainty off the pitch spilled over into their LaLiga opener at Camp Nou on Saturday. Barca's frustration was then amplified in stoppage time when Sergio Busquets ...

Another of the new signings, Raphinha, then had Barcelona's clearest chance of the first half to break the deadlock. It's a shame because we wanted to show the fans that we're on a good path. "We will have to analyse the game, improve and keep believing in the model of play.

FC Barcelona will have all but one of their star acquisitions this summer when they host Rayo Vallecano in the start of the 2022/23 La Liga season during ...

10th min.: Quiet start to this one until Raphinha makes a run into the right side of the Rayo box and goes down on a challenge from the left back. 1st min.: Rayo kick off and they're aggressive from the start with a direct ball, and they're pressing high. 45th min.: Jordi Alba makes a key defensive intervention in the box to clear a cross that was heading to Rayo's Isi Palazon. Five minutes of stoppage time. He doesn't give them a chance to finish out the play and the bench is livid. Barcelona are aggressive, with and without the ball. He tried to make the best of a poor Raphinha cross in the first half, and then he had a chance to be the hero with six minutes remaining, but he could not contort his body quickly enough to take advantage of a rebound allowed by the Rayo 'keeper. That was the best chance of the game. 52nd min.: Another chance for Rayo! Sergio Camello runs onto a ball into space and it's chaos in the Barcelona defense. The Dutch do-it-all player gave Barcelona a lift when he came off the bench to play midfield. To add insult to injury, captain Sergio Busquets was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card after a high arm in the face of Rayo's Falcao. Lewandowski was the prize catch of the summer for Barcelona, and he was supposed to help resolve matches like these with opponents interested only in defending and countering. And there are plenty more of these matches left on the calendar.

Barcelona were forced to settle for a point in their La Liga opener, thrashing out a goalless draw with Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou.

He took 15 in total, the lowest of any Barca player. Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano). Much of the credit for containing Lewandowski must go to Rayo’s centre-backs, with Catena and Florian Lejeune both putting in rock-solid performances. It’s only the second time in a home game, the last being their 0-0 draw against Real Sociedad in September 1968. While Lewandowski was much improved in the second half, he ultimately couldn’t find a way past Rayo’s defence. That seemed to throw off the former Leeds man, who went on to squander a series of set-pieces and presentable chances. He looked destined to score, but Marc-Andre ter Stegen managed to smother the shot at close range.

Barca's frustration was then amplified in stoppage time when Sergio Busquets was shown a second yellow card for what deemed an elbow to the face of Rayo striker ...

Another of the new signings, Raphinha, then had Barcelona's clearest chance of the first half to break the deadlock. It's a shame because we wanted to show the fans that we're on a good path. "We will have to analyse the game, improve and keep believing in the model of play.