Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
90'+3': Sergio BusquetsBarcelona held to frustrating 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga opener
Barcelona were held to a goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano as a summer of uncertainty spilled over into their LaLiga opener at Camp Nou.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 11': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 11': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 12': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 12': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 14': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 21': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 21': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
- 21': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 22': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 22': Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 25': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 31': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón tries a through ball, but Alejandro Catena is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
- 34': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gavi.
- 36': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 37': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai López.
- 39': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 39': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 42': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 45': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Trejo.
- 45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
- 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Isi Palazón.
- 45'+3': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 45'+3': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
- 45'+5': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 46': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 48': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 48': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 49': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 53': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 53': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 54': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 54': Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano).
- 54': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
- 55': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 56': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 60': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 60': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Gavi.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Andreas Christensen.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Raphinha.
- 62': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergio Camello.
- 62': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Valentín replaces Unai López.
- 63': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
- 63': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 66': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón tries a through ball, but Radamel Falcao is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 67': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 69': Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 69': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
- 69': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Pedri.
- 74': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 74': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 76': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss tries a through ball, but Iván Balliu is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez replaces Isi Palazón because of an injury.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 82': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replaces Jordi Alba.
- 84': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. José Ángel Pozo replaces Óscar Trejo because of an injury.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a cross.
- 84': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 86': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
- 86': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 88': Offside, Barcelona. Eric García tries a through ball, but Franck Kessié is caught offside.
- 89': Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Foul by Franck Kessié (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Second yellow card to Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Salvi Sánchez (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pathé Ciss.
- 90'+5': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez tries a through ball, but Radamel Falcao is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Ángel Pozo.
- 90'+8': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 90'+8': Salvi Sánchez (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+9': Foul by José Ángel Pozo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+9': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 90'+9': José Ángel Pozo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0.
Statistics
 RAY |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 32.5 | Possession | 67.5 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 191 | Accurate Passes | 489 |
| 274 | Passes | 560 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 7 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 19 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 81,104
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 81,104
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | +29 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 11 | +1 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets  |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 22 | Raphinha |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 5 | Alejandro Catena |
| 19 | Florian Lejeune |
| 3 | Fran García |
| 20 | Iván Balliu |
| 8 | Óscar Trejo |
| 21 | Pathé Ciss |
| 17 | Unai López |
| 34 | Sergio Camello |
| 18 | Álvaro García |
| 7 | Isi Palazón |
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