Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
END OF THE MATCH: DRAW BETWEEN RAYO VALLECANO AND FC BARCELONA
⏱️ 90+4'
Ciss's shot from the front of the ball goes wide.
⏱️ 90'
We are entering the added time
⚽ GOOOAALLL
BARCELONA GOAL. OWN GOAL.
Lejeune scores in his own goal after trying to prevent Lewandowski's shot.
⏱️ 75'
RAPHINHA HIT THE POST. FC Barcelona had the equalizer, but the Brazilian crashed the ball against the woodwork and the rebound fell to Lewandowski, but was saved by the Rayo goalkeeper.
🟨 69'
Yellow card for Unai López for grabbing
🟨 64'
Yellow card to Espino when Lamine Yamal was on his way out.
⏱️ 58'
Pedri's header goes over the goal.
🔄 55'
Double change for FC Barcelona. Gundogan and Joao Felix take the field in place of Oriol Romeu and Ferrán Torres.
🟨 51'
Yellow card for Oriol Romeu for a foul on Jorge de Frutos.
⏱️ 46'
Second half starts unchanged
HALF TIME
End of the first half with Rayo Vallecano leading 1-0.
⏱️ 45'
There will be three minutes added to the first half.
This was Unai Lopez's goal
pic.twitter.com/cIDCFDkrOX — brishball (@brishballsv2) November 25, 2023
⚽ GOOAAALLL
RAYO GOAL. GREAT GOAL BY UNAI LÓPEZ.
Unai Lopez's shot to put Rayo Vallecano ahead on the scoreboard. FC Barcelona players asked for offside, but the VAR gives validity to the goal.
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⏱️ 37'
Isi has been left lying on the field after a blow to the head. Although, it seems that he will be able to continue
🟨 30'
Yellow card for Pedri for the stomp on Unai López. First caution of the match for the FC Barcelona player.
⏱️ 28'
Good individual play by Lamine Yamal who cut back and beat several defenders, but the Rayo goalkeeper made a save
Frenkie de Jong today FC Barcelona captain
⏱️ 21'
Balde is fouled by Unai López after the elbow. Rayo Vallecano will kick off
⏱️ 14'
Pedri's shot on goal was blocked by Dimitrievski.
⏱️ 12'
Raúl de Tomas and Nteka are warming up because Camello has ankle discomfort.
⏱️ 10'
Oscar Valentín recovered in the FC Barcelona area and ended up shooting, but goalkeeper Iñaki Peña made the save.
⏱️ 3'
Remate lejano de Isi, que se va muy alto
⏱️ 2'
Rayo's long position, while Xavi's team is waiting for the game;
⏱️ 1'
The match begins. The first attack is for FC Barcelona
THE PLAYERS TAKE TO THE FIELD
The 22 protagonists already step on the Vallecas pitch. The FC Barcelona players come out with Gavi's number and with a message of support on their jersey.
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Match Referees
Munuera Montero: Main Referee
Jaime Latre: VAR Referee
Iñigo Prieto: Assistant
Martínez Moreno: Assistant
Sánchez Villalobos: 4th Referee
Already warming up
This is how the Barça players came out to warm up at the Vallecas stadium.
🌞 Warmup time! #RayoBarça pic.twitter.com/JO1REC1WMB
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 25, 2023
Vallecas, a cursed stadium for Barça
In the last four duels, Rayo Vallecano has won in three of them and in none of them they have lost against the blue and white team.
First start for Iñaki Pèña
The Spanish goalkeeper will play for the first time since the start of the 2023-24 season. He has not played in an official match since May 23 where he played 44 minutes against Real Valladolid.
XI FC Barcelona
Iñaki Peña, starter after Ter Stegen's absence. Jong and Lamine Yamal are in the starting roster. Gundogan is a substitute, as is Joao Felix
XI Rayo Vallecano
This is the eleven chosen by Francisco with Camello at the forefront of the attack.
WE RETURN
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What time is the Rayo Vallecano vs FC Barcelona match in LaLiga?
This is the kick-off time for the match in several countries:
Argentina: 8:00 AM
Bolivia: 8:00 AM
Brazil: 9:00 AM
Chile: 8:00 AM
Colombia: 7:00 AM
Ecuador 7:00 AM
UNITED STATES (ET): 8:00 AM
Spain: 2:00 PM
Mexico: 7:00 AM
Paraguay: 8:00 AM
Peru: 8:00 AM
Uruguay: 8:00 AM
Venezuela: 8:00 AM
England: 13:00 AM
Australia: 22:00 AM
India: 17:30 AM
Barça loses Gavi for the whole season
Last Sunday was a major setback for both the Spanish National Team and FC Barcelona, who will not be able to count on Gavi for the whole season, as he is one of the young promises of Spanish soccer, who at only 19 years of age is already dazzling in European soccer. The young midfielder started against Georgia in the last game of the qualifiers. After 25 minutes on the field he had to be substituted, after several attempts to continue. The gestures of the Culé were more than evident that the injury was serious, and even more so after his club teammate, Ferrán Torres took his shirt off in celebration of the goal.
The next day, FC Barcelona issued a statement confirming the worst omens. The statement announced that Gavi suffers a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee and an associated injury to the external meniscus, and that he will undergo surgery in the coming days. He is therefore out for the rest of the season with his club, and will have very little chance of reaching the European Championship and also the Olympic Games.
Watch out for this FC Barcelona player
Robert Lewandowski has eight goals in 14 games this season 2023-24. The 35-year-old Polish striker has just scored a goal for Poland in this international break. In the last match with the azulgrana team, he scored a decisive brace in Xavi's side's win against Alavés.
Watch out for this Rayo Vallecano player
Álvaro García, 31-year-old midfielder. He has four goals and one assist to his name this season. He scored in the last game before the break against Girona, although he did not prevent his team's defeat.
How is FC Barcelona coming along?
FC Barcelona managed to go into the break with a win against Alavés after coming from behind. However, they are not in a good moment, as they have won only two of their last four games. They are third in LaLiga EA Sports with 30 points, two behind Real Madrid and four behind Girona.
How is Rayo Vallecano coming along?
They have three draws in LaLiga EA Sports and went to the break with a defeat after losing against the leader, Girona. They have not won in the league competition since October 22, when they won away against Las Palmas. They are currently in the middle of the table, in tenth position, with 18 points, four points away from the European places.
Background
A total of 43 times these two teams have faced each other with a balance of 27 wins for FC Barcelona, seven for Rayo Vallecano, while nine duels have ended in a draw. The last time they met was on April 26, 2023 and Rayo won 2-1. In the last four duels Rayo Vallecano have managed to win or at least draw. In 2019 was the last victory of the azulgrana side in this duel in the league competition.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Vallecas Stadium, located in the city of Madrid. It was inaugurated in 1976 and has a capacity for 14505 spectators.
Preview of the match
Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona will meet in the match of the 14th round of LaLiga EA Sports.
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