Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Stole Dimitrievski tries a through ball, but Isi Palazón is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt missed. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 4': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
- 4': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 6': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
- 11': Hand ball by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Álvaro García.
- 13': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Esteban Saveljich.
- 14': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 14': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 16': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García tries a through ball, but Esteban Saveljich is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano).
- 19': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Trejo.
- 20': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 20': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Santiago Comesaña tries a through ball, but Óscar Trejo is caught offside.
- 22': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Santiago Comesaña.
- 24': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 24': Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias.
- 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.
- 34': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 36': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 38': Foul by Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona).
- 38': Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 40': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar Valentín.
- 41': Attempt missed. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fran García.
- 42': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Stole Dimitrievski tries a through ball, but Radamel Falcao is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
- 43': Sergio Agüero (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona).
- 44': Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano).
- 44': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 45': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
- 46': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 46': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 48': Foul by Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano).
- 48': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a through ball.
- 50': Foul by Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano).
- 50': Sergio Agüero (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 52': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Nicolás González Iglesias (Barcelona).
- 53': Santiago Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iván Balliu.
- 55': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 56': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 56': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 59': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás González Iglesias with a through ball.
- 60': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 60': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Yusuf Demir replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 62': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Santiago Comesaña.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 64': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Álvaro García.
- 64': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Esteban Saveljich.
- 66': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 66': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 69': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Penalty Barcelona. Memphis Depay draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Penalty conceded by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty saved! Memphis Depay (Barcelona) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 72': Foul by Memphis Depay (Barcelona).
- 72': Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 75': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
- 75': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Óscar Trejo.
- 76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Radamel Falcao.
- 77': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randy Nteka.
- 81': Attempt saved. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar Valentín.
- 81': Foul by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 81': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Barcelona. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
- 83': Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Nicolás González Iglesias.
- 84': Foul by Memphis Depay (Barcelona).
- 84': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran García.
- 89': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 89': Attempt missed. Esteban Saveljich (Rayo Vallecano) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Unai López with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Demir (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Mario Suárez replaces Óscar Valentín.
- 90'+3': Foul by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+3': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Unai López with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Suárez.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 90'+7': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García tries a through ball, but Unai López is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Agüero with a cross.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 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 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 9,340
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 9,340
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | +35 | 52 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 21 | +28 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | +21 | 44 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 20 | +16 | 41 |
Line-Ups
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 | Nico González |
| 19 | Sergio Agüero |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
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