Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano live score, updates, highlights & lineups from La Liga 2022/23

Abraham Smith

All but one of the new players are registered and it’s time to see how Barcelona, ​​in the new look of Xavi Hernandez, can deliver in their first competitive game of the 2022/23 season against Rayo Vallecano at the Nou Camp.

In the first game of La Liga season, the Blaugrana will face an opponent who defeated them twice last season. But Barcelona must feel that some of the problems that led to those defeats – namely a lack of game-changing goalscorers in attack – will lead to a different outcome.

Star striker Robert Lewandowski, Brazilian winger Raphinha and centre-back Andreas Christensen will start their La Liga debuts, while Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie will start on the bench.

Barcelona will clearly set themselves apart from the 2021/22 team and want to show once again that they are a force to be reckoned with, especially after pulling as many financial levers as they did to raise funds for the upgrade the squad. They hope they now have the quality to take on European champions and eternal rivals Real Madrid, who have lost just four of 38 league games en route to the last league title. Slips against opponents like Rayo will be expensive.

Sporting News follows the match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano live with live score updates and commentary.

MORE: La Liga standings 2022/23

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Live Score

1H 2H final
Barcelona 0 0 —
Rayo Vallecano 0 0 —

Goals:
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Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano live updates, highlights from La Liga

76 minutes: Shortly after Robert Lewandowski fell down in the penalty area (no penalty), Franck Kessie shot wide of the target. You can feel the desperation that sets in. Frenkie de Jong contributes a string action in attack.

72 minutes: During the drinking break, Franck Kessie replaces Pedri. Manager Xavi Hernandez is running out of options.

69 minutes: Sergio Busquets also tries from a distance, his attempt is stopped by Dimitrievski. Shortly thereafter, Radamel Falcao hits him with a dangerous duel and gets yellow. Just 20 minutes remain for star-studded Barcelona to find a breakthrough.

65 minutes: Ansu Fati fires a curler which is parried by Dimitrievski. Ousmane Dembele found Fati at the top of Rayo’s box but the keeper was ready for it.

60 minutes: SUBS — Ansu Fati (for Raphinha), Sergi Roberto (for Andreas Christensen) and Frenkie de Jong (for Gavi). Sergi Roberto will play right-back and Ronald Araujo will play centre-back.

As for Rayo’s substitutes, Radamel Falcao comes on for Sergio Camello, with Oscar Valentin replacing Unai Lopez in midfield.

58 minutes: Fans attack Rayo’ keeper Stole Dimitrievski’s case for wasting time. That was his strategy last season when Rayo celebrated a great 1-0 win. Changes are pending for both teams.

54 minutes: Yellow card for Rayo centre-back Florian Lejeune for pulling back Lewandowski, who had stabbed his pocket and was heading forward for goal.

52 minutes: Another chance for Rayo! Sergio Camello misses a ball and chaos reigns in the Barcelona defence. But he couldn’t get a clean shot. He has good footwork and he made Barcelona switch to emergency defense mode.

46th minute: The second half is underway and you can already feel the urgency and tension on the part of Barcelona. No changes on either side.

Halftime: Barcelona 0, Rayo Vallecano 0

halftime: That wasn’t a good 45 minutes from Barcelona. Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele saw a lot of ball but they were nowhere near dangerous enough for the touches they had. Robert Lewandowski had a chance and the cross was bad.

Without the crucial stoppages of Jordi Alba and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Barcelona could have easily lost a goal. Ronaldo Araujo at right-back has a hard time dealing with Rayo winger Alvaro Garcia. Rayo forward Sergio Camello also had some nice touches in the Barca box.

There is a lot to do for Xavi Hernandez. It feels a bit like last season.

halftime: The referee controversially ends the first half with the ball at Raphinha’s foot in the box and room to serve. He doesn’t give them a chance to finish the game and the bank is furious.

47 minutes: What a stop at Ter Stegen! Alvaro Garcia comes into the box from a left and Ter Stegen comes off his line to cut the angle and chest block the ball. That was the best chance of the game.

45 minutes: Jordi Alba makes an important defensive intervention in the box to clear a cross headed for Rayo’s Isi Palazon. Five minutes of stoppage time. Meanwhile, Oscar Trejo receives a yellow card for preventing a move to Barcelona.

37 minutes: Shortly after Pedri sent a curler that just missed the post, Robert Lewandowski gets a header but Raphinha’s ball was behind him. Barcelona are pouring it out now.

35 minutes: Ousmane Dembele is now on the right flank where he seems more comfortable. He gets the ball and creates a shot which Rayo’ keeper Stole Dimitrievski stops without giving up a rebound.

32 minutes: Rayo Vallecano gets the first threat after the break from a set piece. The visitors show that they can cause problems.

27 minutes: drinking break. Both coaches give animated instructions to their players.

20 minutes: Raphinha with a shot from the top of the box that goes up. The Brazilian was very active. Shortly thereafter, the other winger, Ousmane Dembele, also has an effort on target.

At the moment, these two players are bringing another dimension to Barcelona’s attack with their 1v1 ability and willingness to make things happen.

14 minutes: Yellow card for Dembele after a dangerous tackle on Pathe Ciss to regain the ball. It’s the right call. Barcelona are aggressive, with and without the ball.

12 minutes: Lewandowski with a deliciously chipped goal, which is not recognized because he was offside when the ball hit him in the penalty area.

10 minutes: Quiet start until Raphinha runs into the right side of the Rayo box and backtracks to a challenge from the left. But there is nothing. Fine, no call from the referee.

1st minute: Rayo comes in and they’re aggressive from the start with a direct ball and they’re pushing up. Meanwhile, Raphinha starts on the right and Dembele on the left.

5 minutes after kick-off: Teams go to the field. Cameras are trained on Robert Lewandowski. We’re just moments away from kick-off

20 minutes after kick-off: Robert Lewandowski is being warmed up.

30 minutes after kick-off: Barcelona have four wins and two draws in the six games Pedro and Gavi have played together in La Liga.

60 minutes after kick-off: Tonight’s game should have the feel of a big event.

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

With summer signings registered and ready to play, Xavi Hernandez opts for this most productive and balanced lineup of preseason. Big names like Memphis Depay, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Frenkie De Jong and Sergino Dest, who also happen to be in demand on the transfer market, will start on the bench.

Barcelona starting line-up (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (GK) – 4-Ronald Araujo, 15-Andreas Christensen, 24-Eric Garcia, 18-Jordi Alba – 30-Gavi, 5-Sergio Busquets, 8-Pedri – 7-Ousmane Dembele, 9 -Robert Lewandowski, 22-Raphinha.

Barcelona substitutions (12): 26-Inaki Pena (TG), 36-Arnau Tenas (TG), 3-Gerard Pique, 20-Sergi Roberto, 28-Alejandro Balde, 16-Miralem Pjanic, 19-Franck Kessie, 21-Frenkie De Jong, 10-Ansu Fati, 11-Ferran Torres, 14-Memphis Depay, 17-Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

MORE: Full Barcelona squad list and player numbers for 2022/23 season

Rayo Vallecano ended the season in poor form, but still ended up in midfield (12th). They could use a little more power from the forward position: Sergio Camello has won the starting spot against 36-year-old Colombian forward Radamel Falcao, who lost his place in the line-up last season. Luca Zidane and Sergi Guardiola, the sons of Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola, both left the club this summer and are no longer with the team.

Rayo Vallecano starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 13 – Stole Dimitrievski (GK) – 20 – Ivan Balliu, 19 – Florian Lejeune, 5 – Alejandro Catena, 3 – Fran Garcia – 17 – Unai Lopez, 8 – Oscar Trejo, 21 – Ismaila Pathe Ciss – 7 – Isi Palazon, 16 -Sergio Camello, 18-Alvaro García.

Substitute Rayo Vallecano (12): 1-Diego Lopez (TW), 30-M. Morro (TW), Mario Hernandez 2, Mario Suarez 4, Bebe 10, Randy Nteka 11, Salvi Sanchez 14, Oscar Valentin 23, Jose Pozo 22, Pablo Munoz 28, Diego Mendez 29, 9 -Radamel Falcao

Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano TV channel, live stream

United Kingdom United States of America Canada Australia
date Sat, August 13th Sat, August 13th Sat, August 13th Sun, August 14th
time 20:00 CET 15:00 CET 15:00 CET 05:00 CET
TV channel first sport 1,
LaLiga TV		 ABC, ESPN deported — —
stream Prime Player HD,
Amazon Prime Video		 fuboTV, ESPN+ TSN Opus Sport

UNITED KINGDOM: The Camp Nou game can be seen in the UK on Premier Sports 1 or LaLiga TV. In addition to being a TV channel, LaLiga TV also streams on Amazon Prime Video in the region.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Saturday’s game between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano will be televised in the US on ABC (English) and ESPN Deportes (Spanish), both of which can be streamed on fuboTV.

Canada: The game will be streamed by La Liga affiliate TSN in Canada.

Australia: All La Liga matches can be streamed on Optus Sport in Australia.

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