Barcelona beats Rayo Vallecano in an exciting match
Barcelona secured a 3-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano in an intense match at the Estadio de Vallecas. The visitors dominated possession and chances created, although Rayo did not let themselves be intimidated and had their moments of danger.
The first goal came in the 9th minute when Unai López took advantage of a pass from José de Frutos to open the scoring. Rayo’s joy was short-lived in the 45th minute when Iván Palazón saw a yellow card.
In the second half, Barcelona came out stronger. Pedri scored the second goal of the game in the 60th minute after an assist from Raphinha. In the 82nd minute, Dani Olmo made it 3-0 with a shot that left the opposing goalkeeper with no chance, assisted by Lamine Yamal.
Rayo tried to close the gap, but Barcelona’s defense was solid.
Statistics:
* Possession: Rayo Vallecano 35%, Barcelona 65%
* Shots: Rayo Vallecano 6 (4 on target, 2 off target), Barcelona 22 (5 on target, 6 off target)
* Corners: Rayo Vallecano 6, Barcelona 6
* Fouls: Rayo Vallecano 17, Barcelona 10
* Yellow Cards: Rayo Vallecano 3, Barcelona 1
Barcelona continues to demonstrate its power in La Liga, while Rayo Vallecano will seek to find victory again in their next match.
Substitutions barcelona: at minute 46 D. Olmo came in and F. Torres went out., at minute 65 A. Balde came in and G. Martin went out., at minute 90 F. Lopez came in and Pedri went out., at minute 90 P. Victor came in and L. Yamal went out.
Substitutions rayo vallecano: at minute 56 P. Ciss came in and U. Lopez went out., at minute 56 A. Embarba came in and A. Garcia went out., at minute 64 R. Nteka came in and S. Camello went out., at minute 64 G. Gumbau came in and J. de Frutos went out., at minute 68 P. Chavarria came in and O. Valentin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Rayo Vallecano
Titulares:
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