FC Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: result and report

La Liga · Sunday 22 March 2026

Result

FC Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Sunday 22 March 2026, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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FC Barcelona 1-0 Rayo Vallecano: match report

FC Barcelona won against Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in La Liga on Sunday 22 March 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from Ronald Araujo of FC Barcelona in the 24th minute.

Discipline: FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards; Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Barcelona were 1st on 70 points from 28 and Rayo Vallecano 14th on 32 points from 28. FC Barcelona went on to finish that season 1st with 94 points, and Rayo Vallecano 8th with 50.

FC Barcelona lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rayo Vallecano in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ronald Araujo of FC Barcelona (7.9), level with João Cancelo (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 FC Barcelona wins, 3 draws and 3 for Rayo Vallecano.

Going into the match FC Barcelona's last five read W-W-W-W-L and Rayo Vallecano's D-D-W-D-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · RaphinhaFC Barcelona
  • 24'Goal · Ronald AraujoFC Barcelona · 1-0
  • 26'Yellow card · Lamine YamalFC Barcelona
  • 34'Yellow card · Óscar ValentínRayo Vallecano
  • 65'Yellow card · Fran PérezRayo Vallecano
  • 67'Yellow card · Pathé CissRayo Vallecano
  • 72'Yellow card · Pau CubarsíFC Barcelona
  • 88'Yellow card · Isi PalazónRayo Vallecano

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Barcelona 4, draws 3, Rayo Vallecano 3.

Team news

FC Barcelona line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joan García, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, João Cancelo, Marc Bernal Casas, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Fermín López, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski

Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)

Augusto Batalla, Andrei Rațiu, Florian Lejeune, Pathé Ciss, Pep Chavarría, Pedro Díaz, Óscar Valentín, Carlos Martín, Gerard Gumbau, Fran Pérez, Isi Palazón