Barcelona vs Rayo 2021-22 LaLiga
Apr 24, 2022, 7:00 PMBarcelona lose three-straight home games in same season for first time ever
Barcelona have lost three consecutive home games in the same season for the first time in their history after a shock 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Goal! Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón with a through ball.
- 37': Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 56': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Santiago Comesaña.
- 56': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergi Guardiola replaces Randy Nteka.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Memphis Depay replaces Ferran Torres.
- 67': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Óscar Valentín because of an injury.
- 68': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Adama Traoré replaces Eric García.
- 81': Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mario Hernández replaces Isi Palazón.
- 87': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mario Suárez replaces Unai López.
- 89': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Mario Hernández (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+12': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+13': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
7:00 PM, Sun, Apr 24, 2022
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 57,023
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +54 | Barcelona | 29 | 66 | 5 |
| +33 | Real Madrid | 29 | 63 | 4 |
| +24 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | 57 | 4 |
| +22 | Athletic Club | 29 | 53 | 4 |
Statistics
| RAY | BAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 28.9 | Possession | 71.1 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 179 | Accurate Passes | 531 |
| 264 | Passes | 615 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 4 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 34 | Clearances | 7 |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba  |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 5 | Alejandro Catena |
| 2 | Nikola Maras |
| 33 | Fran García |
| 20 | Iván Balliu |
| 12 | Unai López |
| 23 | Óscar Valentín |
| 6 | Santi Comesaña |
| 9 | Randy Nteka |
| 18 | Álvaro García |
| 7 | Isi Palazón |
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