Barcelona continue their bid to rival Real Madrid for the League title this Tuesday night when they visit Rayo Vallecano.
The Blaugrana have won their first two games to finish just behind Real Betis on goal difference in the Spanish top flight, securing 2-1 wins over Valencia and Athletic Club to help Hansi Flick start with successful his time at the helm.
They face equally unbeaten Vallecano, who have made headlines in recent days by bringing in 2014 World Cup star James Rodriguez on a free. transfer.
here it is 90 minutes preview of Tuesday night’s League game.
Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona H2H Record (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Rayo Vallecano |
Barcelona |
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Getafe 0-0 Rayo Vallecano – 24/08/24 |
Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Club – 24/08/24 |
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Real Sociedad 1-2 Rayo Vallecano – 18/08/24 |
Valencia 1-2 Barcelona – 17/08/24 |
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Wolves 0-1 Rayo Vallecano – 10/08/24 |
Barcelona 0-3 Monaco – 08/12/24 |
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Bournemouth 1-0 Rayo Vallecano – 04/08/24 |
Barcelona 2-2 Milan – 07/24/08 |
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Herenveen 5-0 Rayo Vallecano – 26/07/24 |
Real Madrid 1-2 Barcelona – 08/04/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player, LaLigaTV |
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united states |
fuboTV, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
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canada |
TSN+ |
Rayo Vallecano have brought James RodrÃguez back to Spain, and have signed the former Real Madrid midfielder as a free agent.
He may not be involved on Tuesday night, but there is still plenty of attacking bite in the home side, which includes right winger Isi Palazon.
Expected line-up of Rayo Vallecano – Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Cardenas; Balliu, Lejeune, Mumin, Espino; Ciss, Valentin; Palazon, Lopez, Embarba; camel
The big news for Barça is that Dani Olmo could finally make his debut after La Liga accepted your registrationwith departures from Ilkay Gundogan and Clement Lenglet helping to clean up the mess.
His availability will be a huge boost for manager Flick, who is already without midfielders Frenkie de Jong and Gavi through injury.
Central Ronald Araujo has joined the sideline of Andreas Christensen, who is out for a month due to an Achilles problem.
Predicted lineup of Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1): Torrat del Ter; Kounde, Cubarsi, MartÃnez, Balde; Bernal, Peter; Yamal, Elm, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Barça can have few complaints at the start of the campaign, with more than a few nerves emerging after their heavy pre-season defeat to Monaco.
However, Flick has refocused his players, who have secured back-to-back 2-1 wins to give them an early two-point lead over current holders Real Madrid at the table.
It could be a tight game, with Vallecano pushing Barca frequently and even enjoying a good recent record against the Catalan giants, but the visitors could end up coming away with all three points once again.
