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FT Sunday, March 22, 2026
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Barcelona WWDWW 1
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Match Report

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Ronald Araújo steers Barcelona past Rayo Vallecano

Ronald Araújo scored the only goal as Barcelona edged Rayo Vallecano 1-0 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
9
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
38.8
Possession
61.2
8
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
224
Accurate Passes
416
296
Passes
483
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
37
23
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
22
24
Tackles
27
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
10
15
Effective Clearances
28
15
Clearances
28

Highlights

01:12 Barcelona holds off Rayo to extend LaLiga lead Watch on ESPN 02:03 Barcelona edge past Rayo Vallecano Watch on ESPN 00:22 Joan García makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:29 Augusto Batalla denies Barcelona with save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Joan GarcíaG
  2. 18Gerard MartínCD-L
  3. 5Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 2João CanceloLB
  5. 4Ronald AraujoRB
  6. 16Fermín LópezAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 22Marc BernalRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 11RaphinhaAM-L
  11. 10Lamine YamalAM-R

RAY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Augusto BatallaG
  2. 6Pathé CissCD-L
  3. 24Florian LejeuneCD-R
  4. 3Pep ChavarríaLB
  5. 2Andrei RatiuRB
  6. 15Gerard GumbauAM
  7. 23Óscar ValentínLM
  8. 4Pedro DíazRM
  9. 7Isi PalazónF
  10. 21Fran PérezAM-L
  11. 14Carlos MartínAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Raphinha (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Goal! Barcelona 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross following a corner.
  3. 26' Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  6. 45' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García replaces Carlos Martín.
  7. 45' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pacha Espino replaces Óscar Valentín.
  8. 59' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Gerard Gumbau.
  9. 59' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Jorge de Frutos replaces Pedro Díaz.
  10. 61' Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Fermín López.
  11. 61' Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Marc Bernal.
  12. 65' Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 67' Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 72' Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 82' Substitution, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford replaces Lamine Yamal.
  16. 82' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello replaces Fran Pérez.
  17. 88' Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90' Substitution, Barcelona. Xavi Espart replaces João Cancelo.

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