Champions Barcelona dropped their first factors of the La Liga season with a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
The Catalan giants had goalkeeper Joan Garcia to thank for incomes them that as he made a number of nice saves on a testing evening within the Spanish capital.
Barca took the lead by means of a contested Lamine Yamal penalty however Fran Perez levelled after the break for the hosts, who may have gone on to win.
After leaders Actual Madrid gained their third sport on Saturday and Athletic Bilbao adopted swimsuit earlier on Sunday, Barcelona are fourth and path the leaders by two factors.
Barca coach Hansi Flick shuffled his pack, bringing Dani Olmo and Andreas Christensen into the beginning line-up amongst a number of modifications, with Marcus Rashford dropping to the bench.
Garcia, who arrived from neighbours Espanyol this summer time, made an excellent save to thwart Andrei Ratiu early on.
Although Rayo’s pitch at their humble Vallecas stadium was dry and scruffy, the sport flew end-to-end in entertaining vogue.
Barca took the lead within the fortieth minute from the spot as 18-year-old Yamal despatched Alvaro Batalla the incorrect method, though Rayo have been sad with how the Spain worldwide gained the penalty.
Yamal fell after a collision with Pep Chavarria within the space, which Rayo felt the teenage winger compelled, and to make issues worse due to technical difficulties the referee couldn’t talk together with his VAR colleagues over a possible evaluate.
Isi Palazon fired narrowly over as Rayo nearly levelled right away.
Dani Olmo ought to have doubled Barca’s lead earlier than half-time however fired over the bar after Batalla pushed the ball again into his path, with the aim gaping.
Barca stopper Garcia, having an excellent evening, denied Palazon once more early within the second half earlier than Rayo levelled.
After a nook discovered its well past these within the center Perez slammed house off the bar. Garcia made a wonderful save from Jorge de Frutos because the ahead ran by means of on aim after which once more from Palazon after 85 minutes.
Ratiu turned house after Rayo saved the possibility alive however it was disallowed for offside.
Barcelona left with some extent, largely because of the very good work of goalkeeper Garcia, as regardless of Flick’s modifications they confirmed the identical defensive deficiencies on present throughout final weekend’s comeback win at Levante.
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