Barcelona loses to Rayo Vallecano

The

and

match ended with Rayo winning 2-1 over Barca in the 31st round of the Spanish League.

and

scored for Rayo Vallecano in the 19th and 53rd minutes, while

scored for Barcelona in the 83rd minute.

With this defeat Barcelona's balance was frozen at 76 points at the top of the La Liga table, while Rayo Vallecano raised its balance to 43 points in ninth place.

This loss is Barcelona's third in La Liga this season, after losing against

(1-3) and

(0-1).

The match started under pressure from the hosts, and

 Rayo Vallecano's player, hit a powerful ball into the arms of goalkeeper

in the 9th minute.

Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen shone in blocking a dangerous attempt by

the Vallecano player, who singled him out after a big mistake from

in the 18th minute pass.

Alvaro Garcia scored the lead goal for Rio Vallecano in the 19th minute, receiving a pass inside the area from his colleague Camilo and hitting the bottom left of goalkeeper Ter Stegen.

Barcelona's attempts continued until Robert Lewandowski succeeded in adding the equalizer in the 42nd minute, but the match referee canceled it due to the Polish offside.

With the start of the second half Fran Garcia succeeded in adding the second goal for Rayo Vallecano in the 53rd minute, as he took advantage of a mistake by

to cut the ball kick off and shoot into the net of Ter Stegen.

Rayo Vallecano raises its score to the 43rd region after winning today's match in ninth place in the Spanish La Liga standings table, while Barcelona's balance is frozen at 76 points in the lead.

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