Barcelona vs Rayo 2022-23 LaLiga
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
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 |
Statistics
RAY | BAR | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
8 | Pedri |
30 | Gavi |
9 | Robert Lewandowski |
7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
22 | Raphinha |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
5 | Alejandro Catena |
19 | Florian Lejeune |
3 | Fran García |
20 | Iván Balliu |
8 | Óscar Trejo |
21 | Pathé Ciss |
17 | Unai López |
34 | Sergio Camello |
18 | Álvaro García |
7 | Isi Palazón |
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