Barcelona dropped factors in La Liga for the primary time this season as they had been held to a 1-1 draw by Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
Lamine Yamal scored a fortieth minute penalty to offer Hansi Flick’s facet the benefit going into the break, however Rayo hit again with a aim on 67 minutes from substitute Fran Perez to earn a draw at Estadio de Vallecas.
The hosts, who completed eighth within the Spanish high flight final time period, had a aim from Isi Palazon chalked off with simply 5 minutes remaining, whereas Flick had goalkeeper Joan Garcia to thank after the Barca stopper made a sequence of high-quality saves late on to maintain the rating stage.
It was an entertaining contest in Madrid, the place just some miles away the day prior, the Catalan membership’s nice rivals Actual Madrid got here from behind to beat Mallorca to keep up their good begin to the season and transfer to the highest of the desk.
The end result means Barcelona sit in fourth spot after three video games. Marcus Rashford, on a season-long mortgage from Manchester United, began on the bench and featured for the final half an hour.
However the England worldwide might do little to vary the result of the match whereas his hunt for a primary aim in Barca colors goes on.
Flick’s facet are subsequent in motion after the worldwide break after they host Valencia on 13 September, whereas Actual Madrid journey to Actual Sociedad.
