FC Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano – Result & match summary
Standout single-match records from this game compared with the rest of the season.
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8 dribbles New season recordMost successful dribbles by a player in a single match Lamine Yamal was a constant threat with the ball, completing more dribbles than any other player in a single game this season.
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
FC Barcelona
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
FC Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano 5–2 on 31 August 2026 at Camp Nou in La Liga.
Lineups
FC Barcelona: (4-2-3-1) Joan García, Pau Cubarsí, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Xavi Espart, Andreas Christensen, Anthony Gordon, Dani Olmo, Marc Bernal, Jules Koundé.
Rayo Vallecano: (4-2-3-1) Dani Cárdenas, Pathé Ciss, Unai López, Sergio Camello, Álvaro García, Jorge de Frutos, Iván Balliu, Óscar Valentín, Florian Lejeune, Jozhua Vertrouwd, Gnangoro.
Substitutions
FC Barcelona: Fermín López for Dani Olmo, Rodri for Marc Bernal, Karim Adeyemi for Anthony Gordon, João Cancelo for Pedri, Hamza Abdelkarim for Raphinha.
Rayo Vallecano: Adrià Pedrosa for Jozhua Vertrouwd, Pedro Díaz for Gnangoro, Fran Pérez for Jorge de Frutos, Alemão for Sergio Camello, Randy Nteka for Unai López.
Sidelined players
Rayo Vallecano: Raúl de Tomás, Marash Kumbulla.
Match statistics
FC Barcelona had 69% of the possession, compared with 31% for Rayo Vallecano.
FC Barcelona registered 26 shots, with 9 on target. Rayo Vallecano had 11 shots, with 5 on target.
FC Barcelona won 9 corners, while Rayo Vallecano won 5.
Top players
FC Barcelona: Raphinha scored 2 goals, Karim Adeyemi provided 1 assist, and Lamine Yamal was the highest-rated player (9.2).
Rayo Vallecano: Sergio Camello scored 2 goals, Unai López provided 1 assist, and Fran Pérez was the highest-rated player (6.8).