Rayo Vallecano 1-3 FC Barcelona: result and report
La Liga · Thursday 3 March 2016
Result
Rayo Vallecano 1-3 FC Barcelona
La Liga · Thursday 3 March 2016, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Rayo Vallecano 1-3 FC Barcelona: match report
Rayo Vallecano lost to FC Barcelona 1-3 in La Liga on Thursday 3 March 2016. The half-time score was 0-2.
Ivan Rakitic opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Rayo Vallecano's goal came from Manucho Gonçalves (57'). FC Barcelona scored through Ivan Rakitic (22'), Lionel Messi (23'), Lionel Messi (53'), Lionel Messi (72') and Arda Turan (86').
Discipline: Rayo Vallecano received no yellow cards and 2 red cards; FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rayo Vallecano were 20th on 23 points from 26 and FC Barcelona 1st on 63 points from 26. Rayo Vallecano went on to finish that season 18th with 37 points, and FC Barcelona 1st with 88.
Rayo Vallecano lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona (10.0), ahead of Sergio Busquets (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rayo Vallecano wins, 0 draws and 9 for FC Barcelona.
Key events
- 22'Goal · Ivan Rakitic
- 23'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 42'Red card · Diego Llorente
- 53'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 57'Goal · Manucho Gonçalves
- 67'Red card · Manuel Iturra
- 69'Missed penalty · Luis Suárez
- 72'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 78'Yellow card · Arda Turan
- 78'Yellow card · Arda Turan
- 86'Goal · Arda Turan
- 87'Yellow card · Neymar
Head-to-head
Team news
Rayo Vallecano line-up (4-2-3-1)
Juan Carlos, Tito, Quini, José Ángel Crespo, Diego Llorente, Manuel Iturra, Roberto Trashorras, Adrián Embarba, Piti, Bebé, Manucho Gonçalves
FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)
Claudio Bravo, Gerard Piqué, Javier Mascherano, Sergi Roberto, Jérémy Mathieu, Ivan Rakitić, Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta, Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi, Neymar