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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+10 | Barcelona | 4 | 12 | 0 |
+5 | Real Madrid | 4 | 8 | 0 |
+4 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 8 | 0 |
+2 | Villarreal | 4 | 8 | 0 |
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)
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 | Nicolas Gonzalez |
19 | Sergio Agüero |
9 | Memphis Depay |
2 | Sergiño Dest |
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