Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Barcelona
  • Red Card 90'+3': Sergio Busquets
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Rayo Vallecano

    Barcelona held to frustrating 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga opener

    Barcelona were held to a goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano as a summer of uncertainty spilled over into their LaLiga opener at Camp Nou.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 11': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
    • 11': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
    • 12': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
    • 12': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
    • 14': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 21': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 21': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 22': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 22': Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 25': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 31': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón tries a through ball, but Alejandro Catena is caught offside.
    • 34': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 34': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gavi.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
    • 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai López.
    • 39': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 39': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 42': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 45': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Trejo.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Isi Palazón.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
    • 45'+3': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 45'+5': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+5': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.
    • 46': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
    • 48': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 48': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 49': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 53': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 53': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 54': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
    • 54': Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 54': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 56': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
    • 60': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
    • 60': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Gavi.
    • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Andreas Christensen.
    • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Raphinha.
    • 62': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergio Camello.
    • 62': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Valentín replaces Unai López.
    • 63': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 63': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
    • 66': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón tries a through ball, but Radamel Falcao is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
    • 67': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 69': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 69': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
    • 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Pedri.
    • 74': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 74': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
    • 76': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss tries a through ball, but Iván Balliu is caught offside.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez replaces Isi Palazón because of an injury.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Jordi Alba.
    • 84': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. José Ángel Pozo replaces Óscar Trejo because of an injury.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a cross.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 86': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 86': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 88': Offside, Barcelona. Eric García tries a through ball, but Franck Kessié is caught offside.
    • 89': Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Franck Kessié (Barcelona).
    • 90'+2': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 90'+3': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Second yellow card to Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Salvi Sánchez (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pathé Ciss.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez tries a through ball, but Radamel Falcao is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Ángel Pozo.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 90'+8': Salvi Sánchez (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+9': Foul by José Ángel Pozo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 90'+9': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
    • 90'+9': José Ángel Pozo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 16
    6 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 4
    0 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 2
    32.5 Possession 67.5
    4 SHOTS 21
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    191 Accurate Passes 489
    274 Passes 560
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    7 Crosses 24
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    67 Long Balls 53
    25 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    15 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 4
    19 Effective Clearances 7
    19 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 81,104

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
    24 Eric García
    15 Andreas Christensen
    18 Jordi Alba
    4 Ronald Araújo
    5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
    8 Pedri
    30 Gavi
    9 Robert Lewandowski
    7 Ousmane Dembélé Yellow Card
    22 Raphinha
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Alejandro Balde, Frenkie de Jong, Ansu Fati, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Gerard Piqué, Arnau Tenas, Memphis Depay, Iñaki Peña, Franck Kessié, Ferran Torres, Sergi Roberto, Miralem Pjanic.

    RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Alejandro Catena Yellow Card
    19 Florian Lejeune Yellow Card
    3 Fran García
    20 Iván Balliu
    8 Óscar Trejo Yellow Card
    21 Pathé Ciss Yellow Card
    17 Unai López
    34 Sergio Camello
    18 Álvaro García
    7 Isi Palazón
    Rayo Vallecano Substitutes:
    Mario Hernández, Miguel Ángel Morro, Randy Nteka, Salvi, Mario Suárez, José Pozo, Diego López, Diego Méndez, Óscar Valentín, Radamel Falcao, Pablo Muñoz, Bebé.

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