Dream debut for Dani Olmo in Barcelona's win over Rayo Vallecano

Barcelona Football Club achieved a victory on Tuesday quite important and of a high level in Vallecas by defeating Rayo Vallecano with a score of 2 goals to 1, in a duel in which moments of great courage and good football could be seen, but in the second half of the match, the clear dominance of the blue and red entity was more than convincing, in a match for the third date of LaLiga in the 2024-25 season.

The goals for the culé team would come from Pedri in the 60th minute and from debutant Dani Olmo in the 82nd, which allowed the Catalan club to add 3 points again and maintain an unbeaten record until now, being undisputed leaders in the league table. The comeback was quite important for Barcelona, ​​​​since Rayo Vallecano was winning the match from the 9th minute of play thanks to the goal scored by Unai López.

Rayo started with everything and without fear

The beginning of the match was quite striking as the The home team simply did not want to leave any room for doubt that they felt they could beat Barcelona and their attack was unique and quite dangerous from the first minute of the match. The pressure was not only coming from Rayo Vallecano, but also from the fans in the stands, who, as Vallecas is a very small stadium, allow the fans to be very close to the pitch.

And this factor ended up helping the home team a lot when Jorge de Frutos led a huge offensive down the right flank, going all the way to the back of the opposition’s half and sending a precise cross back from below that was received by Unai López, who effectively defined at the near post and beat the opposition’s goalkeeper, the Catalan captain, Marc Andre Ter Stegen.

After opening the scoring, Rayo did not change The team from Vallecas was very impressed by their style of play and the plan they were showing from the start; the attack did not stop at all. They were a little more cautious, but they did not give up on trying to score again and extend the lead. The first warning to the Vallecas team’s defensive line came in the 38th minute of play, with a shot from outside the area by forward Lamine Yamal, which the home goalkeeper was able to stop without any problems.

The first stage ended with the home team leaving a better image that the visitor. But for the second half of the match, Barcelona arrived with the necessary adjustments implemented by the German coach, Hansi Flick, and the first reflection of this came two minutes in when Lamine Yamal and the Frenchman Jules Koundé combined in a one-two on the right wing, entering the area, which ended with the defender face to face with the goalkeeper and the defender Abdul Mumin saved just enough.

From that moment on, the Blaugrana took control of the match.

The first concrete consequence was at 60 minutes of playwhen Pedri managed to open the scoring for the Blaugrana. Raphinha, once again a player who collaborates in any area of ​​the game, very incisive on the left wing, overflowed and was able to filter a pass to Pedri, who had the ball a little behind, but was able to adjust it very quickly and defined at the right post.

The match became a battle between a teamBarcelona, ​​who wanted to win, and another, Rayo Vallecano, who tried to withstand the offensive onslaught of their rival who, after Pedri’s goal, grew more and more and had a much more fluid and refined game.

Dani Olmo’s time has come

When it seemed that the will was going to prevail for the home team and the tie was just a matter of time, Yamal appeared on the right and passed back to the debutant and great signing of this season, Dani Olmo, who stopped it, opened his foot and crossed it masterfully for the final 2-1.

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