Spanish LALIGA

Rayo vs Barcelona 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 19': Álvaro García
  • 53': Fran García
FT
2 - 1
  • 83': Robert Lewandowski

Barcelona loses to Rayo, fails to increase league lead

— Barcelona couldn't take advantage of Real Madrid's setback, losing to Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday and missing a chance to increase its Spanish league lead.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 19': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Camello.
  • 32': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
  • 53': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Barcelona 0. Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Marcos Alonso.
  • 57': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 61': Raphinha (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Óscar Trejo.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Pedri.
  • 79': Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Gavi.
  • 79': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  • 80': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez replaces Álvaro García.
  • 80': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pep Chavarría replaces Unai López.
  • 83': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 88': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Abdul Mumin replaces Óscar Valentín.
  • 89': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Raúl de Tomás replaces Sergio Camello.
  • 90'+1': Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Barcelona 1.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 13,657

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+58 Barcelona 34 79 5
+36 Real Madrid 34 75 5
+29 Atlético Madrid 34 67 5
+24 Athletic Club 34 61 5
Full Table

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 4
60.2 Possession 39.8
10 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
395 Accurate Passes 228
488 Passes 318
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 71
34 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 13
12 Tackles 22
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 6
9 Effective Clearances 26
9 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-4-2)

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

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
17 Marcos Alonso
4 Ronald Araújo
28 Alejandro Balde Yellow Card
23 Jules Koundé
21 Frenkie de Jong
30 Gavi Yellow Card
8 Pedri
9 Robert Lewandowski
11 Ferran Torres
22 Raphinha Yellow Card

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