Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano

Xavi Hernandez should at least have more firepower at his disposal in order to do so. New signings Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessie and Andreas ...

Coached by the wise figure of Andoni Iraola, Rayo could pose them more problems than expected however. Central defender Jules Kounde remains unregistered, but apart from that Barcelona have a clean bill of health. The pressure will be on Barcelona to start with a bang, following a summer of heavy investment and rising excitement.

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 take on Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Sunday (August 13), as per IST. Manager Xavi Hernandez will be keen on making a statement in the ...

FC Barcelona will take on Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Sunday (August 13), as per IST. Manager Xavi Hernandez will be keen on making a statement in the opener of his side's LaLiga campaign after finishing second on the table the previous season. Where is the La Liga match FC Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano going to be played? The Catalans are keen on getting the LaLiga trophy back to Camp Nou after losing it to arch-rivals Real Madrid last season with a major gap of 13 points between the two sides.

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.

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.

Barcelona are back in business as they take on Rayo Vallecano for La Liga's season opener tonight. Xavi has picked the official squad list for the encounter ...

Robert Lewandowski, Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessie, and Raphinha have been registered and feature in the squad list. Samuel Umtiti and Martin Braithwaite have been asked to leave the club, and therefore, will likely not feature for the Catalans. They are not part of the squad list for tonight’s clash, either. Barcelona are back in business as they take on Rayo Vallecano for La Liga’s season opener tonight.

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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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.

The 2022-23 season of La Liga kicks off this weekend as title hopefuls Barcelona welcome Rayo Vallecano to face them at Camp Nou on Saturday.

Vallecano 1-2 Barcelona Barcelona 0-1 Vallecano They'll have to overcome a stubborn opponent straight out of the gate however - so they won't be getting too ahead of themselves just yet.

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.

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.

Barcelona were held to a disappointing goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano as a summer of uncertainty off the pitch spilled over into their LaLiga opener at Camp Nou on Saturday. Barca's frustration was then amplified in stoppage time when Sergio Busquets ...

Another of the new signings, Raphinha, then had Barcelona's clearest chance of the first half to break the deadlock. It's a shame because we wanted to show the fans that we're on a good path. "We will have to analyse the game, improve and keep believing in the model of play.

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Rayo break on the left. Dembélé goes down the left. De Jong sends in the free but it misses everyone and ends up heading out for a corner. Dembélé picked him out after receiving a 40-yard diagonal from Busquets. Barca are using the wings to get at Rayo. Club president Joan Laporta has been playing a game of economic brinkmanship involving economic “levers” that some fear is simply another way of mortgaging the club’s future against outside elements. Dembélé is, for some reason, wearing a long-sleeved shirt even though it is 30 degrees in Barcelona. Dembélé sends in the corner from the left. De Jong was recently booed by fans outside the club's ground. It's not the result Barcelona wanted but Rayo had their chances too. Lewandowski then sends the rebound over the bar! Lewandowski picks out Aubameyang at the back post. Ansu Fati and Frenkie de Jong are warming up.

Barca's frustration was then amplified in stoppage time when Sergio Busquets was shown a second yellow card for what deemed an elbow to the face of Rayo striker ...

Another of the new signings, Raphinha, then had Barcelona's clearest chance of the first half to break the deadlock. It's a shame because we wanted to show the fans that we're on a good path. "We will have to analyse the game, improve and keep believing in the model of play.

Join us for LIVE commentary of the La Liga clash between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano from the Camp Nou. Opening game of La Liga for Barça, who start their ...

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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.