Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, March 9, 2019
Rayo Vallecano LLLLL 1
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Barcelona WDWWW 3
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BAR123
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Match Report

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Pique, Messi, Suarez score Barcelona's win over Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona overcame an early deficit to beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 in La Liga action on Saturday.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
4
Corner Kicks
10
3
Saves
0
31.1
Possession
68.9
8
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
239
Accurate Passes
625
303
Passes
695
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.5
34
Long Balls
43
17
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
4
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
17
23
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
10
24
Effective Clearances
6
24
Clearances
6

Head to Head

BAR leads series 5-0

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 23Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8ArthurLM
  8. 22Arturo VidalRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 7Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

RAY · 5-4-1

  1. 13Stole DimitrievskiG
  2. 23Alejandro GálvezCD
  3. 16Jordi AmatCD-L
  4. 20Emiliano VelázquezCD-R
  5. 7Álex MorenoLB
  6. 17Luis AdvínculaRB
  7. 27Santi ComesañaCM-L
  8. 12Giannelli ImbulaCM-R
  9. 18Álvaro GarcíaLM
  10. 14BebéRM
  11. 9Raúl de TomásF

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1. Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro García following a fast break.
  2. 38' Goal! Barcelona 1, Rayo Vallecano 1. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Arthur.
  4. 51' Goal! Barcelona 2, Rayo Vallecano 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 64' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. José Pozo replaces Jordi Amat.
  6. 68' Emiliano Velázquez (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 79' Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 80' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Adrián Embarba replaces Álvaro García.
  9. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Coutinho.
  10. 82' Goal! Barcelona 3, Rayo Vallecano 1. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
  11. 85' Substitution, Barcelona. Malcom replaces Sergio Busquets.
  12. 89' Giannelli Imbula (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.

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