Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Rayo 2022-23 LaLiga

  • Red Card 90'+3': Sergio Busquets
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Barcelona held to frustrating 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga opener

Barcelona were held to a goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano as a summer of uncertainty spilled over into their LaLiga opener at Camp Nou.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 14': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.
  • 54': Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Gavi.
  • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Andreas Christensen.
  • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Raphinha.
  • 62': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergio Camello.
  • 62': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Valentín replaces Unai López.
  • 69': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Pedri.
  • 74': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez replaces Isi Palazón because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Jordi Alba.
  • 84': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. José Ángel Pozo replaces Óscar Trejo because of an injury.
  • 86': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Second yellow card to Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 81,104

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Real Madrid 32 81 1
+27 Barcelona 32 70 4
+27 Girona 32 68 6
+21 Atlético Madrid 32 61 9
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Statistics

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14 Fouls 16
6 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
4 Offsides 4
0 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 2
32.5 Possession 67.5
4 SHOTS 21
2 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
191 Accurate Passes 489
274 Passes 560
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 9
7 Crosses 24
0.0 Cross % 0.4
67 Long Balls 53
25 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 6
15 Effective Tackles 10
18 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 4
19 Effective Clearances 7
19 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
24 Eric García
15 Andreas Christensen
18 Jordi Alba
4 Ronald Araújo
5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
8 Pedri
30 Gavi
9 Robert Lewandowski
7 Ousmane Dembélé Yellow Card
22 Raphinha

RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK) Yellow Card
5 Alejandro Catena Yellow Card
19 Florian Lejeune Yellow Card
3 Fran García
20 Iván Balliu
8 Óscar Trejo Yellow Card
21 Pathé Ciss Yellow Card
17 Unai López
34 Sergio Camello
18 Álvaro García
7 Isi Palazón

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