BARCELONA. Rayo Vallecano tops FC Barcelona 1-0 after A. Garcia scored just 1 goal (7′). FC Barcelona was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
Rayo Vallecano remained with 10 players after A. Iraola received a red card in the 86′.
The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the collaboration of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Iván Muñoz Pérez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 19 Total 4
- 6 On Target 1
- 13 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 140 Attack 80
- 75 Dangerous attack 17
- 101 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
- 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 71% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Rayo Vallecano managed to find the solution to win this match.
FC Barcelona shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 5 yellow cards (Xavi, L. de Jong, O. Dembele, J. Alba and Gavi). On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 6 yellow cards (S. Comesana, I. Balliu, I. Palazon, M. Hernandez, O. Trejo and A. Catena).
Also, Rayo Vallecano didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Iraola (Rayo Vallecano) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Barcelona will stay with 63 points like Sevilla to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano will have 40 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
90'
71'
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: S. Dest for C. Lenglet (46′), F. Torres for M. Depay (60′), F. de Jong for Nico (61′), P. Aubameyang for L. de Jong (71′) and E. Garcia for A. Traore (71′).
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano
7'
Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: .
Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of O. Trejo (injured).
Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: R. Nteka for S. Guardiola (56′), S. Comesana for P. Ciss (56′), O. Valentin for O. Trejo (67′), I. Palazon for M. Hernandez (87′) and U. Lopez for M. Suarez (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
