37 ‘ Barcelona is forgiving, De Jong had it again, a nice move from Messi and the Dutchman’s shot was deflected by the defense.
35 ‘ Barcelona missed it. great play to the right of Trincao covering the goalkeeper, the rebound was left to Riqui Puig who cut a defender and his shot hit the post.
29 ‘ Rayo grows in the last minutes and Barça starts a march. As soon as Koeman’s don’t bite the pressure, the panorama changes.
19 ‘ POST!! Close to Barcelona to break the zero, a nice cross from Firpo left that De Jong finished and the ball hit the metal.
15 ‘ Messi doesn’t touch the ball very often and isn’t important for now.
8 ‘ Trincao falls within the area, but it is not a penalty kick. The defender touches every ball.
3 ‘ Barcelona takes the lead in the first minutes of the game.
START THE GAME IN VALLECAS!
CONFIRMED ALIGNMENTS:
Vallecano Ray: Quintela, Aguado, Jorge, Navarro, Nacho, Molina, Boigues, Kevin, Rueda, Carlos, Sanchez
Barcelona: Neto; Mingueza, Araujo, Lenglet, Junior; Busquets, De Jong and Riqui Puig; Trincao, Messi and Griezmann.
Rayo Vallecano (2nd division) will look for the performance in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey against Barcelona on Wednesday, in which Alcoyano wants to continue to surprise.
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“It was one of the worst teams that could hit us and what you want is that we have more options to continue. We will of course fight it,” Rayo coach Andoni Iraola said on Friday when he heard about the game.
The Madrid team, which eliminated Elche in the previous round of the KO tournament, will have a Barcelona with several losses, which will try not to suffer as in the sixteenth.
The blaugrana team won 2-0 in extra time on Thursday against the modest Cornellà (2nd division B), which had eliminated Atlético de Madrid in the previous round.
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“You have to win the game earlier, we have had enough chances to score, we lack effectiveness, it cannot be for a team like Barcelona,” Barça coach Ronald Koeman said after the game.
On Wednesday, Barça will head to Vallecas, a neighborhood of Madrid, livelier after their 2-0 win over Elche on Sunday to reclaim third place in the competition.
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Real Madrid’s executioner in the previous round, the humble Alcoyano, one of the two survivors of the 2nd B Division, equal to the third tier of Spanish football, will host Athletic Bilbao on Thursday.
Hora: 2 p.m. Transmite: Sky Sports