Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAOwn goal saves Barcelona in 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona rescued a point with a 1-1 draw away at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday thanks to a late second-half own-goal by defender Florian Lejeune.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfonso Espino.
- 4': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 4': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 5': Attempt saved. Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 9': Attempt saved. Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Trejo.
- 14': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 16': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alfonso Espino.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alfonso Espino.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.
- 22': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 22': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 23': Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
- 27': Foul by Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
- 27': João Cancelo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 31': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 31': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Pedri (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 34': Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Trejo.
- 36': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 36': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 41': Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Unai López (Rayo Vallecano).
- 42': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 42': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 45': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 45'+2': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 0.
- 46': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 46': Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 47': Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 49': Foul by Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano).
- 49': Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Unai López (Rayo Vallecano).
- 49': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Abdul Mumin.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Barcelona).
- 51': Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 55': Substitution, Barcelona. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 55': Substitution, Barcelona. João Félix replaces Ferran Torres.
- 56': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a cross.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 60': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 60': Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 61': João Félix (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 62': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
- 63': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt missed. Íñigo Martínez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
- 65': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
- 67': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Kike Pérez replaces Óscar Trejo.
- 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Bebé replaces Jorge de Frutos.
- 69': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 69': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Unai López (Rayo Vallecano).
- 69': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alfonso Espino.
- 71': Attempt missed. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Christensen following a corner.
- 73': Foul by Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
- 73': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano).
- 75': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Abdul Mumin because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Pedri.
- 75': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergio Camello.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Raphinha (Barcelona) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 76': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Andrei Ratiu replaces Unai López.
- 80': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
- 80': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 82': Own Goal by Florian Lejeune, Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 1.
- 84': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 84': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 84': João Félix (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
- 85': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss tries a through ball, but Bebé is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
- 89': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano).
- 89': João Cancelo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 90'+1': Radamel Falcao (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': João Félix (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+3': João Cancelo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 90'+4': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but João Félix is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Offside, Barcelona. Íñigo Martínez tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Valentín tries a through ball, but Florian Lejeune is caught offside.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
RAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 23 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 66.9 | Possession | 33.1 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 529 | Accurate Passes | 210 |
| 596 | Passes | 293 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 14,148
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 14,148
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
Rayo Vallecano (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 24 | Florian Lejeune |
| 16 | Abdul Mumin |
| 12 | Alfonso Espino  |
| 20 | Iván Balliu |
| 23 | Óscar Valentín |
| 17 | Unai López |
| 19 | Jorge de Frutos |
| 7 | Isi Palazón |
| 8 | Óscar Trejo |
| 34 | Sergio Camello |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Iñaki Peña (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 18 | Oriol Romeu |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
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