FC Barcelona 4-0 Rayo Vallecano: result and report
La Liga · Tuesday 29 November 2011
Result
FC Barcelona 4-0 Rayo Vallecano
La Liga · Tuesday 29 November 2011, 20:00 UTC · half-time 3-0
FC Barcelona 4-0 Rayo Vallecano: match report
FC Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 4-0 in La Liga on Tuesday 29 November 2011. It was 3-0 at half-time.
A. Sánchez opened the scoring in the 29th minute. FC Barcelona's goals came from A. Sánchez (29'), A. Sánchez (41'), David Villa (44') and Lionel Messi (49'). Rayo Vallecano did not score.
Discipline: FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game FC Barcelona were 2nd on 28 points from 13 and Rayo Vallecano 10th on 16 points from 13. FC Barcelona went on to finish that season 2nd with 91 points, and Rayo Vallecano 15th with 43.
FC Barcelona lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-4-2.
Going into the match FC Barcelona's last five read L-W-D-W-W and Rayo Vallecano's L-D-W-L-W.
Key events
- 29'Goal · A. Sánchez
- 40'Yellow card · A. Bangoura
- 41'Goal · A. Sánchez
- 44'Goal · David Villa
- 45'Yellow card · Jordi Figueras
- 49'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 60'Yellow card · Alejandro Arribas
- 81'Yellow card · Víctor Valdés
- 84'Yellow card · Eric Guérit
Team news
FC Barcelona expected line-up (4-3-3)
Víctor Valdés, Sergio Busquets, Javier Mascherano, Eric Abidal, Puyol, Dani Alves, Seydou Keita, Xavi, Thiago Alcântara, Lionel Messi, David Villa
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-4-2)
David Cobeño, José Manuel Casado, Mikel Labaka Zurriarain, Alejandro Arribas, Pedro Botelho, Jordi Figueras, Movilla, Javi Fuego, Lass Bangoura, Miguel Pérez Cuesta, Míchel Sánchez