rayo_barca 1:2 | 27. 08. 2024
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00:00Three wins out of three. To do so, they'll have to find a way past a Rayo Vallecano team who always seem to make the big boys uncomfortable.
00:09Particularly here on their home territory of Vallecas.
00:13We'll play from the start there tonight. Otherwise, unchanged for Barcelona.
00:19And the team that won their home opener against Bilbao and away we go.
00:23You're winning corners and having that delivery was so important in my time in Rayo, the amount of goals we scored.
00:30Nicely worked from the corner and the follow-up shots all along the ground.
00:36You see Palazan still looking in the direction of referee Soto Grado.
00:43The follow-up produced the shot on goal.
00:46San Sebastián and winning 2-1 against Real Sociedad away from home to Frutos and Cameo with the goals.
00:57And it continued to trend for them, Casey. They tend to be really good starters.
01:01It's the third year in a row where Rayo Vallecano haven't lost in their opening two games.
01:07Last year they won them both.
01:10But then lost 7-0 in their home opener against Atletico Madrid.
01:14Here's another opportunity and a goal!
01:17Unai Lopez! Just like that!
01:21And Rayo Vallecano, a really good value for their lead.
01:25They've dominated the early 10 minutes and Unai Lopez has crowned it with the opener.
01:31Yeah.
01:37Let's go back to all of Moreno's pregame.
01:40And what the messaging from Hansi Flick would have been.
01:46You have to win the fight and if you start losing every 50-50 ball, you're in trouble.
01:52Now, we're going to have a little look here and see, did he just get himself back onside?
01:56It looks like he did.
01:59Rondae on that far side, maybe didn't step up enough.
02:03But Rayo is winning everything.
02:06They're winning every second ball, they're winning.
02:09But it looks like, with a little help of the cooling break, some communication,
02:13that they've done a better job of winning the initial battle.
02:18There's Yamal!
02:21Yamal, plenty of swerve too.
02:24He took that nice touch in the side and opened up the space.
02:28But there's a really good effort.
02:34Talazon.
02:36Nice ball.
02:37And the return is promising too.
02:40Turner-Carver opening is Cameo.
02:42And the shot is on target.
02:44But doesn't seriously test it.
02:46Ter Stegen from Espino.
02:48What I really love seeing about Rayo right now,
02:51besides everything you expect to see from Rayo, which is challenging,
02:56and then when your opponent has possession,
03:00you then drop into a good defensive shell.
03:03Then you find these opportunities where you win possession
03:06to get quick out on the counterattack.
03:09In the end, you saw players dealing with frustration.
03:12You can't get frustrated.
03:14Be more direct.
03:15Be quicker with the ball and quicker with thought.
03:18What we've seen, and I agree with what everybody said at halftime
03:22for Barcelona, is maybe they need to get the ball wide.
03:27Dani Almo.
03:30He left it.
03:32And Dennis.
03:34Did he get a touch?
03:35Lewandowski thought so.
03:36Rafinha.
03:38Went again as an attacking force.
03:48They have one of the great attacking talents in world football
03:51in the last decade.
03:53Sat up in the stands watching them tonight.
03:58He's got a great attack.
04:01A great attack from the centre-back.
04:04He's got a great attack from the centre-back.
04:07Now, good numbers here for Barcelona, Lewandowski is peeled away on the right foot, trying to
04:14drag the shot back at the near post, Pedri able to settle, Rafinha it's open here, Pedri
04:26on the turn has equalised, well it's been pure class from Barcelona since the break
04:35and the class eventually tells Hansi Flick's side a level and it's Pedri who was pounced
04:48Yeah, yeah, it's been better but these weren't the spaces that
04:53Rayo allowed Barcelona to get in in the first half and so I don't know if it was a case where
05:00they felt that they were just defending too much, they opened up, they had a little bit
05:04of possession higher up and then when possession was turned over they weren't able and it also
05:10Chance to go top of the La Liga table, three wins out of three, they can find a winner here
05:18in the final 20 minutes, Mal is trying to do just that, Lewandowski on the doorstep
05:25couldn't get the shot away clearly but then did, for sheer persistence from the pole
05:33it looked like the chance had gone but is it ever gone when you're dealing with Robert Lewandowski
05:44Yeah, that's the... Do you see anything Adrian? I don't see anything I said
05:48I mean, let's have a look at the finish again and admire it even if it's
05:53even if it's going to be chalked off it's still worth admiring
06:02I mean he threaded that through with such precision as you say
06:07I mean it's all kind of one movement I don't really, I don't see enough here, I just don't
06:15I mean it's and obviously as a former Rayo player I would love for them to get a shock result but
06:22that's not the point, the point I just don't know if it's just two guys just together but I
06:28think it is going to get chalked off, nope, no he's giving it, yep, saw it the same way
06:34wasn't enough of a foul, ability now
06:43A dream of the glory years, the Casey Keller era, Figo penalties being saved at the Lycan
06:50European competition
06:58Good to see the old shirts here though Casey with the, yeah, the honeycomb, what was it the spider
07:02the honeycomb, yeah it was a bee, it was a beehive, it was the bee, the beehive yeah, it was
07:09here's the cross, symbol of the owners conglomerate, oh that's right, nicely done and a bit of work
07:16for Ter Stegen, Mbaba, giving him something to think about
07:24good throw
07:29and his payside he was flattened, Mbaba does a great job here of just creating the space cut
07:34tucks inside, little off, inside the final 10 minutes, 1-1
07:46far post delivery and off the line, he may have been heading in
07:52he's a great header, just a good concentration by Moumin, had to be careful, he did, it was
07:59it was really good body control for a second, it looked like maybe he was going to take out Dani
08:03Olmo, here's, well finding some space, Dani Olmo has scored on his debut
08:12what an entrance
08:17the man who lit up the euros for Spain, starts in similar fashion for Barcelona
08:40what a dream start for Dani Olmo, after all the drama to getting him registered
08:45happens last night, introduced at halftime and he's made an impact from the
08:52after the first high duration break, was where Barcelona started to get themselves a lot more
08:56into this match, Koundé, charge down, oh good save by Cardenas in the end, contact on the ball
09:10Rafinha
09:15Ramal, trying to curl it once again, a Vallecano body in the way, it was Moumin
09:31lots of space here for Koundé, now Dani Olmo trying to measure his cross and Rafinha
09:38up to meet it, to look for an equalizer who's going to open up a ton of space
09:43for Barcelona, a final glance at the whistle from Soto Grande and Barcelona
09:49have three wins out of three and Casey Keller, Hansi Flick's team are top of the LaLiga table