Barcelona faced off against Rayo Vallecano at the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a positive result on the road in La Liga. The Catalan outfit made a slow start to the contest and conceded the opening goal in the ninth minute when Unai Lopez found the back of the net. Hansi Flick’s men struggled to find the equaliser and went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Pedri scored the all-important leveler for Barca at the hour mark before Dani Olmo made it 2-1 to the visitors in the 82nd minute. The contest ended with Barcelona securing a narrow 2-1 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the match against Rayo Vallecano.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 7/10
The German keeper made a few solid saves during the game but won’t be pleased after conceding such an early goal.
RB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending inside his half and made two decent chances going forward.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 7/10
Cubarsi put his foot through the ball when he could and did enough to restrict the opposition to just one goal.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 7/10
He made some important clearances on the defensive end of the field and was good on the ball.
LB: Gerard Martin – 6/10
Martin looked a bit shaky at the back but made one good chance from the left flank. He was replaced after the hour mark.
CM: Marc Bernal – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CM: Pedri – 8/10
Pedri made a few decent chances for his teammates and was responsible for scoring the equaliser in the 60th minute.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 8.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CAM: Raphinha – 7/10
Raphinha caused some headaches for the opposition defenders and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LW: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He made two decent runs with the ball but failed to make a difference in the first half. He was substituted at half-time.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6.5/10
Lewandowski struggled to threaten the Rayo Vallecano goal and had a quiet game tonight.
Substitutes:
CAM: Dani Olmo – 8/10
Olmo managed to score the winning goal in the 82nd minute.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 6/10
He was solid at the back.
CM: Fermin Lopez – N/A
ST: Pau Victor – N/A
