Barcelona can only match Rayo Vallecano

DBasia.news – Barcelona were only able to provide one point at Camp Nou. Despite having to play various new players in the opening match of the Spanish La Liga 2022-2023 against Rayo Vallecano.

Reinforced by Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Andreas Christensen from the start, Barca did not stop spreading threats to the Los Vallecanos goal.

However, the determination of Andoni Iraola’s team in maintaining the sanctity of their goal made the new Blaugrana players mark their debut with unsatisfactory results.

Barca continued to attack from the first second, and various slick opportunities came one after another. It’s incredible how Rayo Vallecano’s defense kept the glasses on the scoresheet in the first half.

In fact, the ball had lodged in Stole Dimitrievski’s goal in the 12th minute. It was the result of the collaboration of Ousmane Dembele and Robert Lewandowski, which the Cules had been dreaming of for some time. Unfortunately the Polish striker was in an offside position.

In the second half, Rayo was the first to spread threats through Sergio Camello in the 51st minute. Finding space up front, the striker on loan from Atletico Madrid managed to get past Jordi Alba and Ter Stegen, but his header slipped past the goal and went wide past the far post.

Xavi’s players produced shot after shot. But Dimitrievski was brilliant and some balls went wide.

Franck Kessie, who made his debut for Pedri, thought he had broken the deadlock in the 88th minute but the Ivory Coast midfielder was offside when he grabbed the rebound.

While Rayo never gave up, Barca’s frustration was mounting. Busquets lost the duel against Falcao in the corner of the box, and elbowed him for a second yellow card. After being left by the captain, the Blaugrana played with 10 players since the 90+3 minute.

It’s Rayo’s turn to think they won. Alavaro Garcia’s shot was parried by Ter Stegen towards Falcao in the 90+5 minute, and the Colombian bomber immediately brushed it into Barca’s goal.

The Los Vallecanos players were already celebrating, but the linesman raised his flag again for being offside.

In the end the spectacle’s score lasted until the final whistle, and Barcelona started the 2022/23 La Liga campaign with disappointing results.

Lineup

Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre Ter Stegen; Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Eric Garcia, Jordi Alba; Pablo Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Pedri; Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele.

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1): Stole Dimitrievski; Ivan Balliu, Florian Lejeune, Alejandro Catena, Francisco Garcia; Pathe Ciss, Unai Lopez; Fill Palazon, Oscar Trejo, Alvaro Garcia; Sergio Camello.