Alvaro Garcia scores for Rayo
In the catch-up game from matchday 21, Alvaro Garcia scored the goal of the day for Rayo early on (7′). As a result, Barcelona was overwhelmingly superior at times, hit the crossbar and post, but also missed the best chances.
There was also bad luck with the referee. Isidro Díaz de Mera denied Barca two crystal-clear penalties, each after fouls on Gavi – both times the video assistant referee surprisingly did not intervene.
Acting in series
After just over an hour, it was made more difficult by the fact that Vallecano used every touch of a duel to buy time – in the end, however, 13 minutes of stoppage time were of no use to the hosts.
Madrid should have followed the whole thing with pleasure and can secure the championship in LaLiga at home against Espanyol Barcelona on Saturday.
Source: red/sid/dpa
