Dani Olmo 9.0, Lamine Yamal 8.5 | Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Barcelona: Player ratings

Danny Almo 9.0 lay yamal 8.5 Rio Veno 1 to2 Barcelona player ratings Barcelona took on Rio vieno at a stadio de vast late on Tuesday night aiming for their third win of the Season more importantly the blana were tasked with breaking the curse of the stadium for they were without a win at viass in three games hungy flick did not make overt changes to his starting lineup on the night despite the availability of Danny Almo only starting Gerard Martin in place of Alejandro bald at left back the hosts opened the scoring on the night through unai Lopez in just the nth minute of the game putting pressure on the blana for the remainder of the first half Barcelona only found the equalizer after the break when pedri took matters into his own hands and scored a well-worked goal eventually it was the new signing Danny Almo who scored a stunning goal to give the blana the lead and all three points on the night Mark Andre tursten 6.5 it was a rather busy outing for the German goalkeeper who was forced into two saves in the first half alone conceded a goal in just the ninth minute but could have done much better in preventing it in hindsight Gerard Martin 6.5 the 22-year-old was handed the start by flick after the manager decided to provide Alejandro bald with some rest after a long weekend shift he did not make any glaring errors but did not particularly stand out either in defense or offense Inigo Martinez 7.5 caught out of position for Rio's opener but otherwise enjoyed a decent and solid performance completed 93% of his passes and began the buildup for the team's equalizer in addition to one key pass and three successful long balls po cubar 7.5 the teenage Defender as always was Fearless at the back and composed with the ball his distribution for formed the basis of Barcelona's buildup more often than not and he was not tested defensively for a long period in the second half juwes count 7.5 a decent showing from the right back who was subdued compared to the version he showed at the weekend primarily stayed put in defense but pushed forward and combined well in attack in the second period completed the game with two clearances two tackles a key pass and 82% pass accuracy pedri 8.5 pedri was simply magical against Rio vieno once again playing as a double pivot in defense and pushing forward to playmake in possession the canary island-based midfielder was simply unplayable in possession and appeared very sharp with his moves and fitness single-handedly created and finished Barcelona's opener on the night with a Little Help from Rafia Mark Bernal 8 the 17-year-old dished out a simple elegant and mature performance in the defensive Midfield holding his own to keep Rio Vino at bay on the counter completed 89% of his passes provided one key pass eight defensive actions and completed 100% of his long balls attempted on the night Fon Torres s the Winger played 45 minutes on the night with reasonable success and he posed a decent threat on the left side and completed 100% of his dribbles however he was not helped by Barcelona's overall poor first half display came off in the 45 minutes for Danny Almo Rafia 8.5 the orchestrator in Chief was confident and strong on the ball leading the Counterattack and often progressing deep in the final third yet he was somewhat a shadow of the version he showed at the weekend in terms of playmaking in the opening period came back for the second half much improved as he created a threat with every carry showed great understanding maturity to return the ball to pedri for Barcelona's equalizer earning the assist lay yamal 8.5 the best Barcelona player by far in the first half yamal stole the show on the right wing with two key passes three successful dribbles one shot on Target and one blocked shot in just 45 minutes was his spirited self in the second half even earning the assist for almost eventual winner Robert lowski seven once again tasked with with just camping in the opposition area and waiting for his moment Louie endured a bland first half wherein he merited only 13 touches and six passes did well to find the back of the net in the second half but was unlucky as it was ruled out for a foul in the buildup Danny Almo nine changed the tone of the game immediately after coming on as he amped up Barcelona's attack and helped create significant danger in the final third almost scored an audacious goal from a distance close to the hour mark Mar found the back of the net from a ridiculously tight angle to give Barcelona the lead and all three points at the viass Alejandro bald seven brought Life To the Left Flank after coming on in the 65th minute but did not play as advanced as he usually operates

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