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The Barcelona XI is in: Ter Stegen; Araujo, Eric, Christensen, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Gavi, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha Lineups are announced.

Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Barcelona's best chance in the opening 20 minutes as both wingers link up. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Barcelona will be hoping to start their 2022-23 La Liga campaign with a win when they host Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday.

They have been prudent in the transfer market and have bolstered their squad with mostly free agents and loan deals. Rayo Head coach Iraola has no injury concerns to deal with before the game and has the full squad available to him. Rayo Vallecano squad and team news The Liga fixture will be broadcast in the United Kingdom on Premier Sports 1 and La Liga TV. It will be available to stream live through Premier Player. Meanwhile, Rayo achieved their best league finish in half a decade as they ended their 2021-22 campaign in 13th spot after getting promoted to the top flight last season. Barcelona will be hoping to start their 2022-23 La Liga campaign with a win when they host Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday. The Catalans finished second in the league last season, 13 points adrift of champions Real Madrid, and will be aiming to bring back the Liga trophy to Catalunya following several key signings in the summer.

Barcelona are set to kickstart their 2022/23 campaign later this evening as they play hosts to Rayo Vallecano in the season opener.

However, Barcelona have not given up their pursuit of a new right-back just yet. Moreover, Barcelona are unlikely to prioritise a move for any new player before they sort out their player registration ahead of the new season. He has also had difficulties integrating himself into Xavi’s tactical setup.

Jules Kounde's 12th-hour omission from Barcelona's La Liga squad may not be solved anytime soon with the central defender forced to sit-out Saturday's ...

Barcelona boss Xavi will have to sell players or reduce the club's wage bill to register Kounde - Barcelona will have to cut their wage bill or sell players to raise more funds - The £42million defender was unable to be registered with the league in time

FC Barcelona will have all but one of their star acquisitions this summer when they host Rayo Vallecano in the start of the 2022/23 La Liga season during ...

10th min.: Quiet start to this one until Raphinha makes a run into the right side of the Rayo box and goes down on a challenge from the left back. 1st min.: Rayo kick off and they're aggressive from the start with a direct ball, and they're pressing high. With the summer signings registered and ready to play, Xavi Hernandez opts for this most productive and balanced lineup during preseason. 45th min.: Jordi Alba makes a key defensive intervention in the box to clear a cross that was heading to Rayo's Isi Palazon. Five minutes of stoppage time. Barcelona are aggressive, with and without the ball. He doesn't give them a chance to finish out the play and the bench is livid. That was the best chance of the game. 52nd min.: Another chance for Rayo! Sergio Camello runs onto a ball into space and it's chaos in the Barcelona defense. To add insult to injury, captain Sergio Busquets was sent off in stoppage time for a second yellow card after a high arm in the face of Rayo's Falcao. The Dutch do-it-all player gave Barcelona a lift when he came off the bench to play midfield. Lewandowski was the prize catch of the summer for Barcelona, and he was supposed to help resolve matches like these with opponents interested only in defending and countering. Barcelona needed more improvisation, creativity, and sharpness from the two.

However, French defender Jules Kounde remains unregistered with La Liga. Barcelona have spent 153 million euros on transfer fees alone to strengthen their squad ...

In the space of a few weeks, 600 million euros had been brought in to fill the coffers. They had already sold 24.5 percent of Barca Studios, which manages the club's digital business and audiovisual productions, to Socios.com for 100 million euros on August 1, and then another 25 percent to US investment firm GDA Luma for 100 million euros more. Barcelona have already sold 25 percent of their domestic television rights for the next quarter of a century to US investment firm Sixth Street for some 400 million euros.

Barcelona have successfully registered four of their five summer signings ahead of their LaLiga opener against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.Robert Lewan.

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Xavi Hernandez says Barcelona still need to strengthen their squad after opening the season with a goalless draw against Rayo Vallecano.

It's a matter of time before he scores." Especially with the attitude he has and his performances." We will have to analyse the game, improve and keep believing in the model of play. Midfielder Frenkie de Jong is wanted by Manchester United and Chelsea but sources have told ESPN he remains keen to stay at Barca. It's a shame because we wanted to show the fans that we're on a good path. Barca are now operating at a ratio of 1:1 when it comes to signing players, per LaLiga rules.

Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona debut ended in a disappointing 0-0 home draw with Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou in their first LaLiga game of the season on ...

Maybe the pressure and expectation got a little under our skin," Xavi told DAZN. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

The Catalans dominated the game and had 21 shots as opposed to Rayo's meagre four. Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Sergio Busquets came very close ...

The pressure is now on Xavi to work out a solution. After the game, Andoni Iraola revealed that they had a special plan to neutralise Lewandowski’s threat. In 90 minutes, he made four saves to deny the Blaugranas a goal, including two from inside the box. The hosts had a staggering 21 shots on goal, including six on target. They dominated the game with close to 70% possession and had eight corner kicks. The season is long, and this is just the start.

Former champions Barcelona were off to a frustrating start to their La Liga 2022-23 campaign as the side remained unable taste the triumph as Rayo Vallecano ...

Things got even more frustrating for the side in the extra time as their captain Sergios Busquets walked off the field after being given a red card. Iago Aspas scored in the final minutes of the first half to give Celta Vigo the lead, and Goncalo Paciencia scored in the 63rd minute to give the side a solid 2-0 lead. SPAIN: Former champions Barcelona were off to a frustrating start to their La Liga 2022-23 campaign as the side remained unable taste the triumph as Rayo Vallecano held their nerves to force a draw.

For the better part of the off-season, Frenkie de Jong's name has been dragged through the mud by the Barcelona administration. His contract has been leaked ...

And also, his renewal in 2020 promised him a €30 million salary this season, which the new administration deemed extremely excessive. His contract has been leaked, his renewal deemed illegal, and the club has tried their best to push him out. It had been reported, time and again, that the reason why Barcelona want to sell de Jong was multi-faceted.

Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen were all registered last week after the club sold a further 24.5 per cent of Barca ...

'Exits are still being worked on. Barcelona president Joan Laporta refused to rule out further signings this summer despite the LaLiga club struggling to register all their new players. Barcelona president Joan Laporta, seen with new signing Robert Lewandowski, hasn't ruled out the possibility of further signings this summer

The reporters in Spain have been confident since the beginning in regards to Bernardo Silva joining Barcelona this summer, and they are now suggesting the ...

Bernardo Silva is certainly open to a move to the club, but Manchester City do not want to lose the midfielder. According to Javi Miguel, Bernardo Silva will join Barcelona this summer, and it will be irrespective of whether Frenkie De Jong stays at the club or not. Time will tell if that performance was his last.