Rayo Vallecano 2-1 FC Barcelona: result and report

La Liga · Wednesday 26 April 2023

Result

Rayo Vallecano 2-1 FC Barcelona

La Liga · Wednesday 26 April 2023, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rayo Vallecano 2-1 FC Barcelona: match report

Rayo Vallecano defeated FC Barcelona 2-1 in La Liga on Wednesday 26 April 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Álvaro García opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Rayo Vallecano's goals came from Álvaro García (19') and Fran García (53'). FC Barcelona scored through Robert Lewandowski (83').

Discipline: Rayo Vallecano received 1 yellow card; FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rayo Vallecano were 10th on 40 points from 30 and FC Barcelona 1st on 76 points from 30. Rayo Vallecano went on to finish that season 12th with 49 points, and FC Barcelona 1st with 88.

Rayo Vallecano lined up in a 4-4-2 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Álvaro García of Rayo Vallecano (8.1), ahead of Alejandro Catena (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rayo Vallecano wins, 1 draw and 7 for FC Barcelona.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Álvaro GarcíaRayo Vallecano · 1-0
  • 32'Yellow card · Alejandro BaldeFC Barcelona
  • 34'Yellow card · Jordi AlbaFC Barcelona
  • 35'Yellow card · GaviFC Barcelona
  • 53'Goal · Fran GarcíaRayo Vallecano · 2-0
  • 61'Yellow card · RaphinhaFC Barcelona
  • 83'Goal · Robert LewandowskiFC Barcelona · 2-1
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Stole DimitrievskiRayo Vallecano

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rayo Vallecano 2, draws 1, FC Barcelona 7.

Team news

Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-4-2)

Stole Dimitrievski, Iván Balliu, Florian Lejeune, Alejandro Catena, Fran García, Isi Palazón, Unai López, Óscar Valentín, Álvaro García, Sergio Camello, Oscar Trejo

FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)

Marc ter Stegen, Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Marcos Alonso, Alejandro Balde, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres