MADRID. Rayo Vallecano overcomes FC Barcelona 1-0 after R. Falcao scored just 1 goal (30′). FC Barcelona was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).​

M. Depay missed a decisive penalty (72′). That would have allowed FC Barcelona to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz with the help of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 69% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Rayo Vallecano succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Rayo Vallecano shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (O. Trejo and E. Saveljich). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (Coutinho and G. Pique).

Standings

After this match, Rayo Vallecano will have 19 points like Osasuna to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, FC Barcelona will stay with 15 points to stay in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will host Celta de Vigo on the 1st of November with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rayo Vallecano (4 draws).

FC Barcelona will host Deportivo Alavés on the 30th of October with a 14-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski (7.6), Ivan Balliu (6.9), Esteban Saveljich (7.4), Alejandro Catena (7.0), Fran García (6.8), Óscar Valentín (6.8), Santi Comesaña (6.8), Isi Palazón (6.7), Óscar Trejo (8.0), Álvaro García (6.9) and Radamel Falcao (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Unai López (6.5), Luca Zidane, Kévin Rodrigues, Sergi Guardiola, Mario Hernández, José Pozo, Bebé, Mario Suárez, Ismaila Ciss (6.7), Randy Nteka (6.8), Nikola Maraš and Andrés Martín.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 4 changes: S. Comesana for U. Lopez (63′), O. Trejo for P. Ciss (76′), R. Falcao for R. Nteka (76′) and O. Valentin for M. Suarez (90′).

Best player: Óscar Trejo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Óscar Trejo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the opposite side, Ronald Koeman played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.5), Sergi Roberto (7.2), Gerard Piqué (6.8), Eric García (7.1), Jordi Alba (7.4), Nicolás González (6.9), Sergio Busquets (7.9), Philippe Coutinho (5.8), Sergiño Dest (7.4), Sergio Agüero (6.8) and Memphis Depay (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Samuel Umtiti, Clément Lenglet, Óscar Mingueza, Riqui Puig, Iñaki Peña, Gavi (6.2), Yusuf Demir (6.6), Neto, Luuk de Jong (6.8) and Alejandro Balde.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 3 changes: S. Roberto for Y. Demir (60′), Coutinho for Gavi (74′) and Nico for L. de Jong (84′).

Best player: Sergio Busquets​

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Sergio Busquets.

His rating is (7.9) with 65 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Real Betis – Valencia – 4-1
• Mallorca – Sevilla – 1-1
• Real Madrid – Osasuna – 0-0
• Rayo Vallecano – FC Barcelona – 1-0