Yamal Gets 8.5, De Jong With 7.5 | Barcelona Players Rated In Lackluster Draw Vs Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona locked horns with Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio de Vallecas earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a positive result on the road in La Liga. The Catalan club made a decent start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 40th minute thanks to Lamine Yamal’s penalty. Hansi Flick’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 to the good.

Fran Perez equalised for the home team in the 67th minute as the contest finished with Barcelona being held to a lackluster 1-1 draw away from home.

Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Rayo Vallecano.

GK: Joan Garcia – 7.5/10

Garcia made a lot of important saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet tonight.

RB: Jules Kounde – 7/10

He performed his defensive duties well and was a strong presence in the air.

CB: Eric Garcia – 6.5/10

Garcia put his foot through the ball when needed and won a couple of aerial duels.

CB: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10

He did his fair share of defending, but would be disappointed after conceding in the second half.

LB: Alejandro Balde – 6.5/10

He caught the eye at times on both halves and was replaced in the 77th minute.

CM: Frenkie de Jong – 7.5/10

De Jong anchored the midfield with conviction and made one good chance in the final third.

CM: Pedri – 6.5/10

He managed to shine at times but was quiet in the final third.

RW: Lamine Yamal – 8.5/10

Yamal was a real menace in the opponent’s half and managed to score his penalty in the 40th minute.

CAM: Dani Olmo – 6.5/10

He was not shy of having a strike at goal and was substituted after the hour mark.

LW: Raphinha – 6.5/10

Raphinha made one key chance in the final third, but there was no goal for him.

ST: Ferran Torres – 6/10

He was ineffective for most of his time on the pitch.

Substitutes:

LW: Marcus Rashford – 6/10

He had a couple of lively moments in the game.

CAM: Fermin Lopez – 6/10

Lopez made two promising runs with the ball.

LB: Gerard Martin – 6.5/10

He engineered one good chance going forward.

ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6/10

His impact on the game was minimal.