Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Rayo 2021-22 LaLiga

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  • 7': Álvaro García

Barcelona lose three-straight home games in same season for first time ever

Barcelona have lost three consecutive home games in the same season for the first time in their history after a shock 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Goal! Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón with a through ball.
  • 37': Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Sergiño Dest.
  • 56': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Santiago Comesaña.
  • 56': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergi Guardiola replaces Randy Nteka.
  • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Memphis Depay replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 67': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Óscar Valentín because of an injury.
  • 68': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Adama Traoré replaces Eric García.
  • 81': Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mario Hernández replaces Isi Palazón.
  • 87': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mario Suárez replaces Unai López.
  • 89': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Mario Hernández (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+12': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+13': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 57,023

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+29 Real Madrid 22 49 3
+23 Atlético Madrid 22 48 2
+36 Barcelona 22 45 5
+13 Athletic Club 22 41 3
Full Table

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
6 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 6
1 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 0
28.9 Possession 71.1
3 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
179 Accurate Passes 531
264 Passes 615
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
4 Crosses 40
0.3 Cross % 0.2
71 Long Balls 58
29 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 9
20 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 9
34 Effective Clearances 7
34 Clearances 7

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
24 Eric García
4 Ronald Araújo
18 Jordi Alba Yellow Card
2 Sergiño Dest
5 Sergio Busquets
30 Gavi Yellow Card
21 Frenkie de Jong
25 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
19 Ferran Torres
7 Ousmane Dembélé Yellow Card

RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5 Alejandro Catena Yellow Card
2 Nikola Maras
33 Fran García
20 Iván Balliu Yellow Card
12 Unai López
23 Óscar Valentín
6 Santi Comesaña Yellow Card
9 Randy Nteka
18 Álvaro García
7 Isi Palazón

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