Played
October 27, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
Estadio del Rayo Vallecano (de Vallecas Teresa Rivero) — Madrid
Referee: Miguel Pérez
Attendance: 15500
October 27, 2012 4:00 PM EDT
Estadio del Rayo Vallecano (de Vallecas Teresa Rivero) — Madrid
Referee: Miguel Pérez
Attendance: 15500
La Liga Preview: Rayo Vallecano - Barcelona
The Blaugrana have conceded eight goals in their last three Liga matches and will be hoping to shed their defensive frailties when they take on Paco Jemez's side.
By Karthick Arvinth
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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RAYO VALLECANO
 Ruben Tito, Galvez, Amat, Casado Fuego, Trashorras Carlos, Baptistao, Piti Dominguez |
BARCELONA
 Valdes Adriano, Pique, Song, Alba Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta Fabregas, Messi, Pedro |
Rayo Vallecano could be without Piti and David Cobeno for Saturday's Primera Division clash with Barcelona at Vallecas due to illness.
Jordi Amat and Nicki Bille return from injury, but center back Mikel Labaka is suspended after his red card in the defeat at Espanyol.
Barcelona is waiting to find out if it will have Javier Mascherano available after launching a second appeal against the Argentine's sending off during the 5-4 win over Deportivo La Coruna.
Defenders Dani Alves (hamstring) and Gerard Pique (ankle) have returned to training and may feature, but captain Carles Puyol (elbow) and midfielder Thiago Alcantara (knee) are still out.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Rayo Vallecano has lost four of its last five matches in La Liga.
- The Vallecas outfit got thrashed 7-0 in this corresponding fixture last season.
- Rayo's last home win over Barcelona was a 1-0 success in December 2002.
- Barcelona has won eight of its last nine matches in all competitions.
- The Catalan side has managed to keep just three clean sheets in its 13 competitive matches to date this term.
- Barcelona has never lost a match in which Andres Iniesta (pictured, right) has scored.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Rayo Vallecano 0-8 Barcelona
- 13.93 %
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Rayo Vallecano 1-4 Barcelona
- 11.34 %
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Rayo Vallecano 0-4 Barcelona
- 10.72 %
| La Liga (LIGA) | Mar 17, 2013 | Barcelona 3 - Rayo Vallecano 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Oct 27, 2012 | Rayo Vallecano 0 - Barcelona 5 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Apr 29, 2012 | Rayo Vallecano 0 - Barcelona 7 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Nov 29, 2011 | Barcelona 4 - Rayo Vallecano 0 |
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| Jun 1, 2013 | Rayo Vallecano 2 - Athletic Bilbao 2 | LIGA |
| May 26, 2013 | Getafe 1 - Rayo Vallecano 2 | LIGA |
| May 19, 2013 | Levante 2 - Rayo Vallecano 3 | LIGA |
| May 12, 2013 | Rayo Vallecano 0 - Valencia 4 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2013 | Zaragoza 3 - Rayo Vallecano 0 | LIGA |
Barcelona
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| Jun 1, 2013 | Barcelona 4 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
| May 26, 2013 | Espanyol 0 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
| May 19, 2013 | Barcelona 2 - Valladolid 1 | LIGA |
| May 12, 2013 | Atletico Madrid 1 - Barcelona 2 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2013 | Barcelona 4 - Betis 2 | LIGA |
| 25 | Rubén Martínez Andrade | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Tito | Defender |
| 3 | Casado | Defender |
| - | Rodri | Defender |
| 5 | Jordi Amat | Defender |
| - | José Carlos | Midfielder |
| 10 | Piti | Striker |
| 18 | Javi Fuego | Midfielder |
| - | Alejandro Domínguez | Striker |
| 23 | Andrija Delibasic | Striker |
| - | Léo Baptistão | Striker |
| 13 | Dani | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Alejandro Gálvez | Defender |
| 23 | Adrián González | Midfielder |
| 17 | Trashorras | Midfielder |
| - | Franco Vázquez | Midfielder |
| 22 | Nicki Bille | Striker |
| 27 | Lass | Striker |
| 1 | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | Defender |
| 19 | Montoya | Defender |
| 21 | Adriano | Defender |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 6 | Xavi | Midfielder |
| 16 | Busquets | Midfielder |
| 25 | Alex Song | Midfielder |
| 7 | David Villa | Striker |
| 10 | Lionel Messi | Striker |
| 17 | Pedro | Striker |
| 13 | José Pinto Colorado | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Daniel Alves | Defender |
| 15 | Bartra | Defender |
| 8 | Andrés Iniesta Luján | Midfielder |
| 12 | Jonathan Dos Santos | Midfielder |
| 9 | Alexis Sánchez | Striker |
| 37 | Tello | Striker |
Results
Times In EDT
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
46 | 4 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
34 | 6 |
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Radamel Falcao Striker |
28 | 8 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
25 | 4 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
24 | 5 |
