In the 3rd round of La Liga match on August 28th at 3:30am Beijing time, Rayo Vallecano welcomed the challenge of Barcelona at home. In this game, both players showed a very high level of athleticism, providing fans with a wonderful duel.
In the first half, Rayo Vallecano took the lead with their home advantage. In the 9th minute, De Frutos launched an attack on the right side, went down and hit a precise cross in front of the goal, where Unai Lopez smartly grabbed the front point and parried the goal to give Vallecano the lead, with Barcelona trailing 0-1 for the time being.
In the second half, Barcelona gradually found the rhythm of the game, and began a strong counterattack. In the 60th minute, Barcelona took advantage of the counterattack opportunity, Pedri accurately distributed the ball to the left side of Rafinha, who got the ball back to the middle of the follow-up Pedri. Pedri in the unguarded situation, slightly adjusted and then calmly shot to equalize the score to 1-1.
However, Barcelona's offense did not stop. In the 72nd minute, Yamal's shot was parried by the Rayo Vallecano keeper, and Levan quickly adjusted his position after getting the ball and added a shot from a small angle into the net. Unfortunately, after VAR intervention, the referee himself watched the replay and ruled that Conde had committed a stamping foul when he regained possession of the ball, so the goal was canceled and the score remained at 1-1.
At the critical moment, Barcelona's newest addition, Olmo, stepped up. In the 82nd minute, Yamaal went down on the right side of the field and returned the ball, Olmo got the ball, made a slight adjustment, and drove a wonderful arc ball with his left foot, the ball hung in the corner of the goal, and Barcelona finally overtook the score by 2-1. This is also Olmo's first goal after joining Barcelona, he used his performance to bring the team a valuable victory.
In the end, thanks to Pedri's equalizer and Olmo's killer goal, Barcelona came back to beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on the road.
