Rayo vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga
Barcelona loses to Rayo on Falcao goal, prompts Ronald Koeman firing
Barcelona have suffered back-to-back defeats in LaLiga as they slumped to a 1-0 loss at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 24': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0. Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Trejo with a through ball.
- 52': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Yusuf Demir replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 63': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Santiago Comesaña.
- 66': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Penalty saved! Memphis Depay (Barcelona) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Óscar Trejo.
- 76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Radamel Falcao.
- 83': Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Nicolás González Iglesias.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mario Suárez replaces Óscar Valentín.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 9,340
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Barcelona | 25 | 61 | 4 |
| +33 | Real Madrid | 25 | 60 | 3 |
| +20 | Villarreal | 25 | 51 | 6 |
| +19 | Atlético Madrid | 25 | 48 | 5 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 68.7 | Possession | 31.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 521 | Accurate Passes | 189 |
| 594 | Passes | 267 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 10 | Clearances | 16 |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 5 | Alejandro Catena |
| 24 | Esteban Saveljich |
| 33 | Fran García |
| 20 | Iván Balliu |
| 8 | Óscar Trejo |
| 6 | Santi Comesaña |
| 23 | Óscar Valentín |
| 3 | Radamel Falcao |
| 18 | Álvaro García |
| 7 | Isi Palazón |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 14 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 28 | Nico González |
| 19 | Sergio Agüero |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
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