Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 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.
- 9': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
- 12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nikola Maras.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
- 14': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 17': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
- 17': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
- 23': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 28': Offside, Barcelona. Gavi tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 33': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 33': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 36': Foul by Unai López (Rayo Vallecano).
- 36': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano).
- 37': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 38': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 39': Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Nikola Maras (Rayo Vallecano).
- 40': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 42': Gavi (Barcelona) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 42': Offside, Barcelona. Gavi tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
- 45': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 46': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Stole Dimitrievski tries a through ball, but Randy Nteka is caught offside.
- 47': Offside, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro García with a cross.
- 49': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón tries a through ball, but Unai López is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Unai López (Rayo Vallecano).
- 51': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
- 52': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Offside, Barcelona. Gavi tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 56': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Santiago Comesaña.
- 56': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergi Guardiola replaces Randy Nteka.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 58': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nikola Maras.
- 59': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Memphis Depay replaces Ferran Torres.
- 63': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
- 63': Nico González (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 67': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Óscar Valentín because of an injury.
- 67': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 67': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 68': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Araújo with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Adama Traoré replaces Eric García.
- 74': Foul by Unai López (Rayo Vallecano).
- 74': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Isi Palazón.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 76': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gavi with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 78': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 80': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 81': Foul by Luuk de Jong (Barcelona).
- 81': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai López.
- 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': (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 89': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+5': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Mario Hernández (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Foul by Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+7': Nico González (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 90'+9': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Álvaro García.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 90'+12': Adama Traoré (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+12': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+12': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+13': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+13': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 90'+13': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+13': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
Statistics
 RAY |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 57,023
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 57,023
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 32 | +48 | 81 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 32 | +27 | 70 |
| 3 | Girona | 32 | +27 | 68 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | +21 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba  |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 5 | Alejandro Catena |
| 2 | Nikola Maras |
| 33 | Fran García |
| 20 | Iván Balliu |
| 12 | Unai López |
| 23 | Óscar Valentín |
| 6 | Santi Comesaña |
| 9 | Randy Nteka |
| 18 | Álvaro García |
| 7 | Isi Palazón |
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