US EditionFC Barcelona Versus Rayo Vallecano: Result And Five Things We Learned
Lamine Yamal scored his first penalty as Barcelona's goalkeeper Joan Garcia made key saves to help secure a 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano despite VAR system failures.
- On Sunday, FC Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by Rayo Vallecano at Estadio de Vallecas, ending their perfect start to the LaLiga defence.
- An apparent VAR malfunction mid-match blocked a review of a penalty awarded to Lamine Yamal after Pep Chavarría's foul, sparking strong protest as the Video Assistant Referee system was offline.
- A 67th-minute corner finish by Fran Pérez Martínez and key stops from Joan García defined the 1-1 draw, with Pérez volleying his first Rayo goal and García making five crucial saves.
- The draw cost FC Barcelona their first points of the season and blemished their title defence, leaving them fourth in the LaLiga standings after three games.
- The result underscores how Rayo Vallecano can unsettle top teams, having gone five league matches unbeaten against Barcelona between 2021 and 2023, while the hosts finished eighth last season and leaned on substitutes like Fran Pérez Martínez to secure points.
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The game of FC Barcelona against Rayo Vallecano was a powerful topic of discussion. Also in hindsight, the game is still a topic in Spain.
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The Rayo immobilized the Barça in the ring of Vallecas. The azulgranas were never at ease in a match managed by an excellent Rayo. Barcelona sometimes lacked a waist and sometimes gave himself to a body-to-body from which he always rolled, unable to enforce the goal with which he found himself for a penalty more than debatable to Lamine. Before and after the 0-1, and especially in the second part, the encounter was played how he wanted the Ray, …
FC Barcelona has suffered its first points drop in La Liga. At Rayo Vallecano in Madrid, the reigning champions, coached by Hansi Flick, were held to a 1-1 draw.
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