Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona: The pressure mounts on Koeman and Barcelona as they face Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga on Wednesday in Madrid.
Match Details:
Teams: Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
Date: Wednesday 27th October, 2021
Time: 10:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.voot.com/
Preview
Rayo Vallecano comes into this after a 3-2 away loss against Real Betis in their previous fixture and aim to get back to winning ways.
Nteka and Garcia scored for the newly promoted side while Moreno, Juanmi and José found the back of the net for Betis.
This was their 2nd loss in 8 matches, which keeps them in good form ahead of this clash even with the slip-up.
Vallecano is 8th in the table with 16 points from 10 matches and hope to continue their impressive return to the La Liga.
On the other hand, the Catalan side is under tremendous pressure after their El Clasico loss on Sunday.
Barcelona was beaten 2-1 at home which ensured a third loss in five matches across competitions.
Alaba and Vazquez scored for Real Madrid while Aguero scored his first goal for Barcelona with a late effort, which proved to be a consolation effort.
Barcelona has not scored in three away matches and are a shadow of themselves with Ronald Koeman under the cosh.
Another drop of points could well be the end of the ex-Barcelona player as manager of the Catalan club.
Hence, it is imperative that Barcelona turn things around as they are on 9th place with 15 points.
Both sides met in the Copa Del Rey Round of 16 clash in January, where Barcelona won 2-1 away with goals from Messi and de Jong.
Form Guide
Rayo Vallecano: WWLWL
Barcelona: LLWWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Real Betis 3-2 Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid
A decade on from becoming one of La Liga’s most-feared goalscorers, Radamel Falcao is back in Madrid and the fans are falling in love with him all over again.
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) October 26, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona in India?
The match is live streamed on the Voot Select App, Jio TV, while the broadcast is on MTV India channel.
Team News
Merquelanz’s knee injury keeps him on the side-lines for Vallecano.
Meanwhile; de Jong added himself to the long list of casualties with a muscle injury. Braithwaite, Wague, Dembele, Pedri and Araujo, Fati are ruled out for the visitors
Rayo Vallecano possible 11:
Dimitrievski, Balliu, Saveljich, Catena, Garcia, Valentin, Comesana, Palazon, Trejo, A. Garcia and Falcao
Barcelona possible 11:
Ter Stegan, Alba, Pique, Garcia, Dest, Roberto, Busquets, Gavira, Aguero, Coutinho and Depay
Prediction: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona
Barcelona’s has been woeful at home having yet to win a single fixture whereas Vallecano has won all their home matches.
With Koeman hoping to deliver, Barcelona needs to bring their A-game to the fore for a result against Vallecano.
Vallecano’s good form at home gives them confidence ahead of this clash. Barcelona has the players to trouble the opposition but lack form.
We expect an engrossing stalemate as both sides aim for a win.
Players to watch out for: Falcao, Trejo, Depay and Aguero.
