 
Rayo vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga
Barcelona loses to Rayo on Falcao goal, prompts Ronald Koeman firing
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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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Real Madrid | 10 | 27 | 1 | 
| +13 | Barcelona | 10 | 22 | 2 | 
| +8 | Villarreal | 10 | 20 | 2 | 
| +8 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 19 | 1 | 
Statistics
|  BAR | RAY  | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
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)
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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