Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona will look to open the La Liga season with a dose of revenge as they host Rayo Vallecano, who shockingly beat them twice in league play last ...

While Rayo is a strong defensive team, that Barcelona front line shouldn't be held in check again, leaving Rayo needing to keep up. Rayo may have held Barcelona off the scoresheet for two full matches last season, but doing so against the revitalized Blaugrana attack will be a completely different task altogether. Key to the attack will be Radamel Falcao who scored five goals in the first 13 weeks of last season before losing his place in the starting lineup. Still, a solid first-half saw them finish 12th in the table, and they will look to turn things back around with a fresh start. If preseason is any indication, expect Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha to start on either side of him, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ansu Fati waiting in the wings on the bench. The new faces will give Barcelona a much better shot at revenge against a Rayo Vallecano side that did the league double over Barca last season with a pair of 1-0 victories.

Barca: The full squad announced on Saturday does include the likes of Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen, though center back ...

They'll need to be sharp here, especially defensively on the wings with Barca's pace and technique. Paramount+ is the only place to watch every minute of every Serie A match this season, not to mention select games in Italian. Sign up now with offer code ITALY to get a special one month free trial. Barcelona begin their much anticipated 2022-23 season on Saturday when they welcome Rayo Vallecano for Matchday 1 in La Liga. All eyes are on what Barca players will be available as the club have dealt with issues registering their players due to their financial circumstances.

Midfielder Franck Kessie, defender Andreas Christensen and forwards Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha are now available to face Rayo Vallecano, though Jules ...

The match will be available for live streaming on Voot and JioTV. Barcelona has registered four of its newly signed players ahead of its opening game of the season at home to Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, a La-Liga source has told Reuters. The Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano match will be telecasted on the Sports18 channel.

To help commence La Liga's 2022 season, Barcelona hosts Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we preview the ...

Against all top-4 teams, 6 of the 8 matches went Under 2.5 goals. Barcelona was one of 4 teams to hit the 70-point mark. Rayo Vallecano finished in 12th place last season, scoring 39 goals and allowing 50. Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. To help commence La Liga’s 2022 season, Barcelona hosts Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we preview the Barcelona vs. Barcelona finished 2nd last season, 13 points behind Real Madrid.

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- Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano will be out to improve on its showing last season, its first top-flight campaign since 2018-19. Goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski had a 74.1 save percentage, the sixth-best mark in La Liga, and nine clean sheets in 2021-22. The attackers can count on midfielder Oscar Trejo, who had nine assists last season, to put them in position to succeed. Falcao scored the lone goal in the first meeting last season. Barcelona was also very vulnerable in the back last season. Barca held the ball for around 70 percent of both meetings with Rayo Vallecano last season. Rayo scored 39, with an anemic 13 scored on the road. Here are the betting lines and trends for Rayo Vallecano vs. Rayo Vallecano is a +1600 underdog, a draw is priced at +575 and the over-under for total goals scored is 3.5. Before you lock in your Rayo Vallecano vs. Rayo Vallecano from all sides and just locked in his picks and La Liga predictions. Rayo Vallecano won both of last season's meetings 1-0, but Barca went on to finish second in the La Liga table while Vallecano ended up 12th.

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In 2019/20, they started at San Mamés, where a late Artiz Aduriz goal earned a win for the Basques. The side also includes full-back Ivan Balliu, part of Barça's UEFA Youth League winning side in 2010/11, and who went on to impress as a member of Barça B. There are a lot reasons to feel very excited about the 9.00pm CEST kick-off on Saturday.

Barcelona will look to open the La Liga season with a dose of revenge as they host Rayo Vallecano, who shockingly beat them twice in league play last ...

While Rayo is a strong defensive team, that Barcelona front line shouldn't be held in check again, leaving Rayo needing to keep up. Rayo may have held Barcelona off the scoresheet for two full matches last season, but doing so against the revitalized Blaugrana attack will be a completely different task altogether. Key to the attack will be Radamel Falcao who scored five goals in the first 13 weeks of last season before losing his place in the starting lineup. Still, a solid first-half saw them finish 12th in the table, and they will look to turn things back around with a fresh start. If preseason is any indication, expect Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha to start on either side of him, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ansu Fati waiting in the wings on the bench. The new faces will give Barcelona a much better shot at revenge against a Rayo Vallecano side that did the league double over Barca last season with a pair of 1-0 victories.

The Barcelona XI is in: Ter Stegen; Araujo, Eric, Christensen, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Gavi, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha Lineups are announced.

Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Barcelona's best chance in the opening 20 minutes as both wingers link up. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Barcelona will be hoping to start their 2022-23 La Liga campaign with a win when they host Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday.

They have been prudent in the transfer market and have bolstered their squad with mostly free agents and loan deals. Rayo Head coach Iraola has no injury concerns to deal with before the game and has the full squad available to him. Rayo Vallecano squad and team news The Liga fixture will be broadcast in the United Kingdom on Premier Sports 1 and La Liga TV. It will be available to stream live through Premier Player. Meanwhile, Rayo achieved their best league finish in half a decade as they ended their 2021-22 campaign in 13th spot after getting promoted to the top flight last season. Barcelona will be hoping to start their 2022-23 La Liga campaign with a win when they host Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday. The Catalans finished second in the league last season, 13 points adrift of champions Real Madrid, and will be aiming to bring back the Liga trophy to Catalunya following several key signings in the summer.

FC Barcelona will have all but one of their star acquisitions this summer when they host Rayo Vallecano in the start of the 2022/23 La Liga season during ...

10th min.: Quiet start to this one until Raphinha makes a run into the right side of the Rayo box and goes down on a challenge from the left back. 1st min.: Rayo kick off and they're aggressive from the start with a direct ball, and they're pressing high. 45th min.: Jordi Alba makes a key defensive intervention in the box to clear a cross that was heading to Rayo's Isi Palazon. Five minutes of stoppage time. He doesn't give them a chance to finish out the play and the bench is livid. Barcelona are aggressive, with and without the ball. He tried to make the best of a poor Raphinha cross in the first half, and then he had a chance to be the hero with six minutes remaining, but he could not contort his body quickly enough to take advantage of a rebound allowed by the Rayo 'keeper. That was the best chance of the game. 52nd min.: Another chance for Rayo! Sergio Camello runs onto a ball into space and it's chaos in the Barcelona defense. The Dutch do-it-all player gave Barcelona a lift when he came off the bench to play midfield. To add insult to injury, captain Sergio Busquets was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card after a high arm in the face of Rayo's Falcao. Lewandowski was the prize catch of the summer for Barcelona, and he was supposed to help resolve matches like these with opponents interested only in defending and countering. And there are plenty more of these matches left on the calendar.

Barcelona will be hoping to start their 2022-23 La Liga campaign with a win when they host Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday.

They have been prudent in the transfer market and have bolstered their squad with mostly free agents and loan deals. Rayo Head coach Iraola has no injury concerns to deal with before the game and has the full squad available to him. Rayo Vallecano squad and team news The Liga fixture will be broadcast in the United Kingdom on Premier Sports 1 and La Liga TV. It will be available to stream live through Premier Player. Meanwhile, Rayo achieved their best league finish in half a decade as they ended their 2021-22 campaign in 13th spot after getting promoted to the top flight last season. Barcelona will be hoping to start their 2022-23 La Liga campaign with a win when they host Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday. The Catalans finished second in the league last season, 13 points adrift of champions Real Madrid, and will be aiming to bring back the Liga trophy to Catalunya following several key signings in the summer.

FC Barcelona will have all but one of their star acquisitions this summer when they host Rayo Vallecano in the start of the 2022/23 La Liga season during ...

10th min.: Quiet start to this one until Raphinha makes a run into the right side of the Rayo box and goes down on a challenge from the left back. 1st min.: Rayo kick off and they're aggressive from the start with a direct ball, and they're pressing high. With the summer signings registered and ready to play, Xavi Hernandez opts for this most productive and balanced lineup during preseason. 45th min.: Jordi Alba makes a key defensive intervention in the box to clear a cross that was heading to Rayo's Isi Palazon. Five minutes of stoppage time. Barcelona are aggressive, with and without the ball. He doesn't give them a chance to finish out the play and the bench is livid. That was the best chance of the game. 52nd min.: Another chance for Rayo! Sergio Camello runs onto a ball into space and it's chaos in the Barcelona defense. To add insult to injury, captain Sergio Busquets was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card after a high arm in the face of Rayo's Falcao. The Dutch do-it-all player gave Barcelona a lift when he came off the bench to play midfield. Lewandowski was the prize catch of the summer for Barcelona, and he was supposed to help resolve matches like these with opponents interested only in defending and countering. Barcelona needed more improvisation, creativity, and sharpness from the two.

Barcelona kicked off their La Liga campaign vs Rayo Vallecano tonight in front of a near-sold out Camp Nou. Three new signings in the form of Robert ...

The Pole could have won a penalty in any other league, but it was not to be with La Liga’s referees. His off-the-ball runs caught Rayo off-guard often, and he even forced a solid save from Stole Dimitrievski. Garcia, on the contrary, was rather careless. Eventually, he was sent off in injury time. Christensen had the best game of all debutants tonight. Araujo started as a right-back, and looked unsurprisingly out of his depth in possession.

Barça had a slow start to the game thanks in large part to Rayo, who came to Camp Nou with a solid gameplan and frustrated the Blaugrana attack with intense, ...

This was the first game with a new squad against a very good Rayo side, and there were several positives to take from this one. Lewandowski nearly scored a brilliant winner and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang almost found the net with his first touch off the bench, but Rayo continued to survive in the dying moments. The second half started with a big chance for Rayo missed by Camello, but that was the only dangerous attack from the visitors in the final period.

Despite a scramble to register its new star acquisitions the day before the La Liga season opener, they couldn't help FC Barcelona find the back of the net ...

10th min.: Quiet start to this one until Raphinha makes a run into the right side of the Rayo box and goes down on a challenge from the left back. 1st min.: Rayo kick off and they're aggressive from the start with a direct ball, and they're pressing high. 45th min.: Jordi Alba makes a key defensive intervention in the box to clear a cross that was heading to Rayo's Isi Palazon. Five minutes of stoppage time. He doesn't give them a chance to finish out the play and the bench is livid. Barcelona are aggressive, with and without the ball. He tried to make the best of a poor Raphinha cross in the first half, and then he had a chance to be the hero with six minutes remaining, but he could not contort his body quickly enough to take advantage of a rebound allowed by the Rayo 'keeper. That was the best chance of the game. 52nd min.: Another chance for Rayo! Sergio Camello runs onto a ball into space and it's chaos in the Barcelona defense. The Dutch do-it-all player gave Barcelona a lift when he came off the bench to play midfield. To add insult to injury, captain Sergio Busquets was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card after a high arm in the face of Rayo's Falcao. Lewandowski was the prize catch of the summer for Barcelona, and he was supposed to help resolve matches like these with opponents interested only in defending and countering. And there are plenty more of these matches left on the calendar.