Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, March 8, 2015
Rayo Vallecano LLWLW 1
–
Barcelona WLWWW 6
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BAR156
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi hat trick sees Barcelona top of La Liga

Lionel Messi scored a record-breaking 24th Primera Division hat-trick and Luis Suarez hit a brace as Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 6-1 at the Camp Nou to return to the top of the table in emphatic style.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
5
1
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
2
42.9
Possession
57.1
7
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
12
0.4
On Target %
0.6
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
292
Accurate Passes
416
365
Passes
492
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
51
22
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
2
18
Effective Tackles
14
21
Tackles
22
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
18
19
Clearances
18

Head to Head

BAR leads series 5-0

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13Claudio BravoG
  2. 24Jérémy MathieuCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 22Dani AlvesRB
  6. 14Javier MascheranoCM
  7. 8Andrés IniestaLM
  8. 6XaviRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 7PedroLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

RAY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Christian AlvarezG
  2. 4Antonio AmayaCD-L
  3. 15Abdoulaye BaCD-R
  4. 14Emiliano InsúaLB
  5. 2TitoRB
  6. 23Alberto BuenoAM
  7. 21JozabedLM
  8. 10Roberto TrashorrasRM
  9. 19Léo BaptistãoF
  10. 12Gaël KakutaAM-L
  11. 22LicáAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Barcelona 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavi with a through ball.
  2. 27' Tito (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 49' Goal! Barcelona 2, Rayo Vallecano 0. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  5. 54' Second yellow card to Tito (Rayo Vallecano) for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Roberto Trashorras (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 56' Goal! Barcelona 3, Rayo Vallecano 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 57' Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 60' Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Javier Mascherano.
  10. 63' Goal! Barcelona 4, Rayo Vallecano 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  11. 65' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Quini replaces Jozabed.
  12. 65' Substitution, Barcelona. Rafinha replaces Andrés Iniesta.
  13. 68' Goal! Barcelona 5, Rayo Vallecano 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro with a cross.
  14. 69' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Javier Aquino replaces Licá.
  15. 69' Substitution, Barcelona. Adriano replaces Jordi Alba.
  16. 80' Dani Alves (Barcelona) is shown the red card.
  17. 81' Goal! Barcelona 5, Rayo Vallecano 1. Alberto Bueno (Rayo Vallecano) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  18. 81' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Manucho replaces Leo Baptistao.
  19. 84' Javier Aquino (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90' Adriano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+1' Goal! Barcelona 6, Rayo Vallecano 1. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.

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