MADRID. Rayo Vallecano topped FC Barcelona to win 2-1. It was Rayo Vallecano to strike first with a goal of Álvaro García at the 19′. Then Fran García scored again for Rayo Vallecano in the 53′ minute. Eventually, Robert Lewandowski  reduced the distance for FC Barcelona (83′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. FC Barcelona lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Wednesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the collaboration of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Rayo Vallecano

2 - 1

FC Barcelona

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 1
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 95 Attack 100
  • 42 Dangerous attack 45
  • 86 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 60% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Rayo Vallecano managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Rayo Vallecano shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 10 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 1 yellow card (Stole Dimitrievski). Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Alejandro Balde, Jordi Alba, Gavi and Raphinha).

Match Timeline

Álvaro García(goal)Sergio Camello
19'
32'
Alejandro Balde- Yellow
34'
36'
Gavi- Yellow
53'
57'
57'
62'
Raphinha- Yellow
Pathé Ciss- sub ->Óscar Trejo
63'
69'
79'
79'
80'
Pep Chavarría- sub ->Unai López
80'
83'
R. Lewandowski(goal)
Abdul Mumin- sub ->Sergio Camello
90'
Raúl de Tomás- sub ->Sergio Camello
89'
Stole Dimitrievski- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, Rayo Vallecano will have 43 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will stay with 76 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will play away against Elche on the 29th of April with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Elche (4 draws).

FC Barcelona will host Real Betis on the 29th of April with a 22-4 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (5 draws).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
7.3
90'
D
Florian Lejeune 19.France
6.9
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
6.8
D
Fran García 3.Spain
7.2
53'
D
Alejandro Catena 5.Spain
7.4
M
Unai López 17.Spain
6.9
80'
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
8.0
80' 19'
M
Óscar Valentín 23.Spain
6.7
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.8
F
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.9
63'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
7.5
89'
Substitutes
G
Miguel Ángel Morro 30.Spain
G
Diego López 13.Spain
D
Mario Suárez 4.Spain
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
6.9
90'
D
Mario Hernández 2.Spain
D
Esteban Saveljich 24.Montenegro
D
Pep Chavarría 15.Spain
6.1
80'
M
Salvi 14.Spain
6.5
80'
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
6.4
63'
M
José Pozo 22.Spain
F
Raúl de Tomás 25.Spain
89'
F
Andrés Martín 12.Spain

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

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski (7.3), Ivan Balliu (6.8), Florian Lejeune (6.9), Alejandro Catena (7.4), Fran García (7.2), Isi Palazón (6.8), Unai López (6.9), Óscar Valentín (6.6), Álvaro García (8.0), Sergio Camello (7.5) and Óscar Trejo (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Raúl de Tomás, Andrés Martín, Miguel Ángel Morro, Salvi (6.5), Ismaila Ciss (6.4), Mario Suárez, José Pozo, Abdul Mumin, Mario Hernández, Esteban Saveljich, Diego López and Josep Chavarría (6.1).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Óscar Trejo for Pathé Ciss (63′), Álvaro García for Salvi (80′), Unai López for Pep Chavarría (80′), Sergio Camello for Abdul Mumin (90′) and Sergio Camello for Raúl de Tomás (89′).

Best player: Álvaro García​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Álvaro García.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.9
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
6.6
57'
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
6.4
D
Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay
6.5
D
Alejandro Balde 28.Spain
6.1
32'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
7.0
79'
M
Pedri 8.Spain
6.1
69'
M
Gavi 30.Spain
6.4
79' 36'
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
7.3
83'
F
Ferran Torres 11.Spain
6.8
57'
F
Raphinha 22.Brazil
7.1
62'
Substitutes
G
Arnau Tenas 36.Spain
G
Iñaki Peña 13.Spain
D
Chadi Riad 35.Morocco
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
6.6
57' 34'
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.5
79'
M
Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast
6.6
69'
M
Marc Casadó 29.Spain
M
Pablo Torre 32.Spain
6.6
79'
F
Ansu Fati 10.Spain
6.2
57'
F
Lamine Yamal 41.Spain

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

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.9), Jules Koundé (6.4), Ronald Araújo (6.5), Marcos Alonso (6.6), Alejandro Baldé (6.1), Pedri (6.1), Frenkie de Jong (7.0), Gavi (6.4), Raphinha (7.1), Robert Lewandowski (7.3) and Ferran Torres (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Chadi Riad, Arnau Tenas, Jordi Alba (6.6), Ansu Fati (6.2), Iñaki Peña, Eric García (6.5), Franck Kessié (6.6), Marc Casadó, Lamine Yamal and Pablo Torre (6.6).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Marcos Alonso for Jordi Alba (57′), Ferran Torres for Ansu Fati (57′), Pedri for Franck Kessié (69′), Frenkie de Jong for Eric García (79′) and Gavi for Pablo Torre Carral (79′).

Best player: Robert Lewandowski​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Robert Lewandowski.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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