Barcelona locked horns with Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio de Vallecas earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a positive result on the road in La Liga. The Catalan club made a decent start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 40th minute thanks to Lamine Yamal’s penalty. Hansi Flick’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 to the good.
Fran Perez equalised for the home team in the 67th minute as the contest finished with Barcelona being held to a lackluster 1-1 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Rayo Vallecano.
GK: Joan Garcia – 7.5/10
Garcia made a lot of important saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet tonight.
RB: Jules Kounde – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Eric Garcia – 6.5/10
Garcia put his foot through the ball when needed and won a couple of aerial duels.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending, but would be disappointed after conceding in the second half.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times on both halves and was replaced in the 77th minute.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 7.5/10
De Jong anchored the midfield with conviction and made one good chance in the final third.
CM: Pedri – 6.5/10
He managed to shine at times but was quiet in the final third.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 8.5/10
Yamal was a real menace in the opponent’s half and managed to score his penalty in the 40th minute.
CAM: Dani Olmo – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and was substituted after the hour mark.
LW: Raphinha – 6.5/10
Raphinha made one key chance in the final third, but there was no goal for him.
ST: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He was ineffective for most of his time on the pitch.
Substitutes:
LW: Marcus Rashford – 6/10
He had a couple of lively moments in the game.
CAM: Fermin Lopez – 6/10
Lopez made two promising runs with the ball.
LB: Gerard Martin – 6.5/10
He engineered one good chance going forward.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
