Closed 1-1 draw between Rayo and Los Blaugranas at the Vallecas Stadium, by date 3 of the League.
The Lamine Yamal steering wheel opened the scoring for Barcelona by converting a penalty in the 39th minute of the first half, while Fran Pérez leveled the result by scoring in the 21st minute of the second half.
Fran Pérez distinguished himself as the most prominent player of the match. The Rayo Vallecano flyer scored 1 goal, made 9 correct passes and looked for the opposite arch with 3 shots.
Another fundamental player in the defense was Eric García. The defender of Barcelona was important to win 3 balls and throw 8 balls outside the danger area.
Rayo’s technical director, Iñigo Perez, raised a 4-3-3 strategy with Augusto battle in the arc; Andrei Ratiu, Florian Lejeune, Luiz Felipe and Pep Chavarría in the defensive line; Unai López, Pathé Ciss and Pedro Díaz in the middle; and Jorge de Frutos, Isaac Palazón and Álvaro García in the attack.
For their part, those led by Hans Flick stopped with a 4-5-1 scheme with Joan García under the three sticks; Jules Koundé, Eric García, Andreas Christensen and Alejandro Balde in Defense; Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo and Raphinha in the middle of the court; and Ferran Torres in the front.
The judge selected for the match at the Vallecas stadium was Mateo Busquets Ferrer.
Rayo will visit Osasuna on the next day. On the Blaugranas side they will play home against Valencia.
After the meeting, the local team is 4 points and in the tenth place in the standings. While the visit has 7 units and occupies fourth place in the tournament.
Changes in Rayo Vallecano
- 58 ′ 2t – Unai López left by Fran Pérez
- 75 ′ 2T – Jorge de Frutos left by Sergio Camello and Luiz Felipe by Óscar Valentín
- 91 ′ 2T – Isaac Palazón left by Luis Alfonso Espino
- 92 ′ 2t – Álvaro García left by Gerard Gumbau
Admonished in Rayo Vallecano:
- 37 ′ 1T Augusto Battle (unsportsmanlike behavior), 37 ′ 1T Óscar Trejo (insult or disapprove the referee), 44 ′ 1T Unai López (unsportsmanlike behavior) and 48 ′ 2t Pep Chavarría (unsportsmanlike behavior)
Changes in Barcelona
- 61 ′ 2T – Raphinha left by Marcus Rashford and Dani Olmo by Fermín López
- 77 ′ 2T – Alejandro Balde left by Gerard Martín and Ferran Torres by Robert Lewandowski
Admonished in Barcelona:
- 11 ′ 2t Jules Koundé (unsportsmanlike behavior)