Rayo vs Barcelona 2022-23 LaLiga

Rayo Vallecano

19': Álvaro García
53': Fran García

FT
2 - 1

Barcelona

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
+59	Barcelona	35	82	5
+35	Real Madrid	35	75	6
+33	Atlético Madrid	35	70	5
+25	Athletic Club	35	64	5

Full Table

Statistics

BAR		RAY
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

Rayo Vallecano (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
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

Substitutes:

Mario Hernández, Miguel Ángel Morro, Salvi, Raúl de Tomás, José Pozo, Mario Suárez, Abdul Mumin, Esteban Saveljich, Pep Chavarría, Andrés Martín, Diego López, Pathé Ciss.

Barcelona (4-3-3)

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