Lamine Yamal and Raphinha star as five-star Barcelona thrash Rayo Vallecano

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rayo-vallecano/8bcjFy6O/"]Rayo[/a] hadn’t scored on their previous four trips to face Barcelona, but after soaking up plenty of early pressure, took less than 12 minutes to break the deadlock tonight.[/p][p][b]Alvaro Garcia got beyond his marker down the left wing, and cut the ball back for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camello-sergio/fFlZRkvF/"]Sergio Camello[/a] to blast into the top corner for his fourth goal in five league appearances. [/b][/p][p][b]The Barca response was quick, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] forced Daniel Cárdenas into a reaction save before the Brazilian collected a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/espart-xavi/WKtYvkb7/"]Xavi Espart[/a] pass in his stride, weaved his way past the last defender and rolled the ball past the goalkeeper.[/b][/p][p]The home side didn’t rest on their laurels, and further pressure from kick-off saw them win possession back on the edge of the Rayo box, allowing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bernal-marc/pf3IOiFD/"]Marc Bernal[/a] to find Lamine [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Yamal[/a] just inside the area, and cutting inside onto his left foot, the teenager opened his account for 2026/27 by powering a strike beyond Cardenas at the near post.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="6633dac3-adc9-493f-a13f-38b634cbaa00" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9423f931-b14b-4a0f-9c88-d9bd0233dbd9" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Neither [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pedri/baBG8QuI/"]Pedri[/a] nor [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-anthony/EFo95m2P/"]Anthony Gordon[/a] made the most of further chances as the hosts continued to dominate, before a deflected [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouare-gnangoro/fwropl8F/"]Gnangoro Bouare[/a] Samake effort not only worked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garcia-pons-joan/vuAlEqes/"]Joan Garcia[/a] but reminded Hansi Flick’s side the contest was far from over. Barcelona thought they found breathing space on the stroke of half-time, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kounde-jules/v36QVRPu/"]Jules Kounde[/a]’s finish was ruled out for offside.[/p][p][b]It took just six second-half minutes to relieve the pressure, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olmo-dani/2oVBOlPg/"]Dani Olmo[/a] slipped a pass through the lines to Anthony Gordon, who cut the ball across goal and the backtracking [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lejeune-florian/fNu1l3xc/"]Florian Lejeune[/a] could only clatter it into his own net. [/b][/p][p][b]Yet, the pressure was back on before the hour mark, with Camello rising highest at an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lopez-unai/dYFtDut6/"]Unai Lopez[/a] corner to head in his second and make it a one-goal game again. [/b][/p][p]The Blaugrana were all at sea two minutes later when Garcia flapped at a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perez-francisco/bePNNa1r/"]Fran Perez[/a] volley, and only a priceless Pau Cubarsi block spared the goalkeeper’s blushes and denied Camello a hat-trick.[/p][p]The goal-fest continued as the final 20 minutes began, but only after momentum had swung back Barca’s way.[/p][p][b]Gordon got on the end of a long ball forward at the corner of the area, cut infield and backheeled the ball to Raphinha, who drilled his fifth of the season past Cárdenas. [/b][/p][image alt="Raphinha celebrates" id="949e00c4-4ee9-4c6d-86a2-82004ee02d56" credit-line="LLUIS GENE / AFP" guid="75229bde-3c0b-4ac4-b7fd-273efc647548" original-width="6156" original-height="4106" /][p]Benat San José’s side wouldn’t accept defeat, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nketa-randy/M5IbUyg1/"]Randy Nteka[/a] came close to setting up a grandstand finish but Garcia was equal to his sweeping shot.[/p][p][b]Ultimately, it was the hosts who had the last word, as Yamal became the third player to complete a brace, curling his side’s fifth into the bottom corner after being teed up by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adeyemi-karim/GvIzwgo8/"]Karim Adeyemi[/a]. [/b][/p][p]Barcelona have now gone a full campaign of 38 games since they last drew a league match (W32, L6), while Los Franjirrojos remain on one win in this fixture in the 21st century (D2, L12).[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine Yamal[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/rayo-vallecano-8bcjFy6O/?mid=GvI6ON5c"]Check out the full match summary here[/a][/b].[/p]