MADRID. Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona draw 1-1. U. López scored the first goal (39′) for Rayo Vallecano. F. Lejeune made it even (82′) with an own goal. FC Barcelona was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 8:00 am local time. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero with the help of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.47 degrees Celsius or 65.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 4 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 82 Attack 130
- 23 Dangerous attack 61
- 82 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 27 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 67% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the match.
Rayo Vallecano shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Radamel Falcao, Unai López and Alfonso Espino). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (João Félix, Frenkie de Jong, Oriol Romeu and Pedri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rayo Vallecano will have 19 points like Getafe and Valencia to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona will have 31 points like Atlético Madrid to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will host Athletic Club on the 26th of May with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (5 draws).
FC Barcelona will play away agasint Sevilla on the 26th of May with a 30-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (10 draws).
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski , Iván Balliu , Abdul Mumin , Florian Lejeune , Alfonso Espino , Isi Palazón , Unai López , Óscar Valentín , Jorge de Frutos , Sergio Camello and Óscar Trejo .
The home team had on the bench: Andrei Rațiu , Pathé Ciss , Raúl de Tomás, Pep Chavarría, Martín Pascual, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao , Bebé , Randy Nteka, Dani Cárdenas, Kike Pérez and Diego Mendez.
Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of Bebé (injured) and Pathé Ciss (injured).
Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Sergio Camello for Radamel Falcao (75′), Unai López for Andrei Rațiu (78′), Jorge de Frutos for Bebé (68′), Óscar Trejo for Kike Pérez (68′) and Abdul Mumin for Pathé Ciss (75′).
Player of the match: Unai López
The player that probably impressed the most for Rayo Vallecano was Unai López.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Iñaki Peña , João Cancelo , Andreas Christensen , Iñigo Martínez , Alejandro Balde , Oriol Romeu , Frenkie de Jong , Lamine Yamal , Pedri , Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski .
These were the players on the bench: Ronald Araújo, João Félix , Ilkay Gündogan , Jules Koundé, Fermín López , Raphinha , Marcos Alonso, Ander Astralaga, Aleix Garrido, Unai Hernandez and Áron Yaakobishvili.
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 4 changes: Ferran Torres for João Félix (55′), Oriol Romeu for Ilkay Gündogan (55′), Pedri for Fermín López (75′) and Lamine Yamal for Raphinha (75′).
Player of the match: Lamine Yamal
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Lamine Yamal.
His rating is with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Valencia – Celta de Vigo – 0-0
- Rayo Vallecano – FC Barcelona – 1-1
- Getafe – Almería – 2-1
- Atlético Madrid – Mallorca – 1-0