7
21:08
Tooor for Rayo Vallecano, 0: 1 by Álvaro García
6
21:08
The expected picture emerges. FC Barcelona has a lot of ball possession and tries to overcome the Rayo defense with a safe short passing game. The guests attacked just before the halfway line and managed to keep the home side away from the goal.
3
21:05
Frenkie de Jong plays the ball from midfield center to the right side to Ousmane Dembélé, who tries a cross from half field. However, Aubameyang fails to get the ball, allowing Balliu to head the far post to clear.
1
21:02
Here we go! FC Barcelona kick off and act in the traditional red and blue striped jerseys. Rayo Vallecano is dressed in white.
20:59
In the last clash between Rayo and Barca, the visitors topped Barcelona in the table and pushed the Catalans even deeper into the crisis. Today, on the other hand, things are back to normal as far as the starting position is concerned. The 22 players have entered the interior of the not so well-filled Camp Nou and are waiting for the start signal from referee Escuderos.
20:41
Rayo coach Iraola brings in three new players compared to the 1-0 win against Espanyol Barcelona. Right-back Mario Hernández makes way for Balliu, who is to replace him in position. Unai López replaces Óscar in the tenth tonight, while Randy Nteka comes in for Sergi Guardiola in the front. The guests will probably play in the 4-2-3-1 system as usual, but will focus on the defensive.
20:33
Barca boss Xavi only makes two changes to his squad compared to Thursday’s 1-0 win over Real Sociedad. These both concern the defensive. Dani Alves made way for Sergiño Dest at right-back. The Brazilian veteran had to be substituted against Sociedad through injury but is on the bench tonight. In central defence, Piqué is not in the starting XI and is replaced by Eric García. Otherwise, with the exception of the injured Pedri, the Catalans are playing at their best.
20:27
Rayo Vallecano was the surprise team par excellence in the first series. The climber from the Vallecas district of Madrid even played for the European places before the good performances up to that point tipped over. The underdog would have to wait until April 21 before claiming their first win of 2022 away at Espanyol Barcelona. Before Thursday’s 1-0 away win, Vallecano failed to win 13 games in a row. The fact that the tables-14. still has seven points ahead of the relegation zone is solely due to the good hinserie. If Rayo manages to win a point today, you should slowly relax a bit.
20:21
FC Barcelona only has a mathematical chance of winning the championship with 15 points behind Real Madrid. However, it would be more important for the Catalans to get ahead of Sevilla, who have the same number of points, and extend the two-point lead over Atlético. With a win against Rayo, the Catalans would also have a nine-point lead over Betis Sevilla and could at least almost be planning for the premier class in 2022/23. Recently, however, the Xavi-Elf stumbled a bit. Eintracht were eliminated from the Europa League before the club lost to Cádiz in the league for the first time since December 2021.
20:11
Hello and welcome to the catch-up game between FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish La Liga. Kick-off at Camp Nou is at 9 p.m.