Third in La Liga, FC Barcelona was held to a draw on the lawn of Rayo Vallecano (1-1) this Saturday afternoon.
This is not the best period for FC Barcelona. Now third in the standings since its defeat in the Clasico against Real Madrid (1-2) at the end of October, the Catalan club learned during the international break of the injury to Gavi, its midfielder, who will be absent until the end of the season. And the resumption in La Liga was difficult for the Blaugranas, hanging this Saturday on the field of Rayo Vallecano (1-1).
Not very dangerous in the first period, despite 63% ball possession, Barça was surprised by a clear strike from Unai Lopez, who shot Marc-André ter Stegen from 25 meters (1-0, 39th). And the Catalans were only able to react at the very end of the match, with a cross from Alejandro Baldé which pushed Florian Lejeune to score against his side, in front of Robert Lewandowski (1-1, 82nd).
Barça thus leaves two points on the way, and could allow Real Madrid to take a little more lead, as well as the surprising leader Girona. The Merengues travel to Cadiz on Sunday, while the Catalans, those of Girona, will host Athletic Bilbao on Monday.
