La Liga · Matchday 3
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:30:00 UTCSpotify Camp NouMatchday 3
Match report— full article
La Liga Confirms October 25 Date for First El Clásico at Camp Nou
Barcelona and Real Madrid will clash on October 25 at the newly renovated Spotify Camp Nou, marking José Mourinho's highly anticipated return to the rivalry.
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Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
FC Barcelona 52%Draw 20%Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 28%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
FC BarcelonaRayo Vallecano de Madrid
2.83Expected goals (xG)1.08
Match events
- 12'⚽Sergio Camello (assist Alvaro Garcia)
- 19'⚽Raphinha (assist Xavi Espart)
- 21'⚽Lamine Yamal (assist Marc Bernal)
- 32'🔄Jozhua Vertrouwd ← Adrià Pedrosa
- 45'📺Jules Koundé · VAR
- 51'⚽Florian Lejeune · own goal
- 57'🔄Gnangoro Bouare ← Pedro Díaz
- 57'🔄Jorge de Frutos ← Fran Pérez
- 59'⚽Sergio Camello (assist Unai Lopez)
- 64'🔄Marc Bernal → Rodri
- 64'🔄Dani Olmo → Fermín
- 71'⚽Raphinha (assist Anthony Gordon)
- 75'🔄Unai Lopez ← Randy Nteka
- 75'🔄Sergio Camello ← Alemão
- 77'🔄Pedri → João Cancelo
- 77'🔄Anthony Gordon → Karim Adeyemi
- 86'🔄Raphinha → Hamza Abdelkarim
- 90'🟨Adrià Pedrosa
- 90'⚽Lamine Yamal (assist Karim Adeyemi)
FC Barcelona · Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
FC Barcelona4-3-3156.8Christensen
⚽⚽118.8↓86'Raphinha
236.8Koundé
206.8↓64'Olmo
177.5↓77'Gordon
86.8↓77'Pedri
16.5Garcia
⚽⚽108.8Yamal
56.8Cubarsí
227.5↓64'Bernal
127.5Espart
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid3-4-387.1↓75'Lopez
187.1Garcia
245.1Lejeune
196.3↓57'Frutos
15.5Cárdenas
236.3Valentín
206.3Balliu
66.3Ciss
⚽⚽108.4↓75'Camello
336.3↓32'Vertrouwd
366.3↓57'Bouare
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
FC Barcelona
- 15Andreas Christensen6.8
- 11Raphinha8.8
- 23Jules Koundé6.8
- 20Dani Olmo6.8
- 17Anthony Gordon7.5
- 8Pedri6.8
- 1Joan Garcia6.5
- 10Lamine Yamal8.8
- 5Pau Cubarsí6.8
- 22Marc Bernal7.5
- 12Xavi Espart7.5
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
- 8Unai Lopez7.1
- 18Alvaro Garcia7.1
- 24Florian Lejeune5.1
- 19Jorge de Frutos6.3
- 1Dani Cárdenas5.5
- 23Óscar Valentín6.3
- 20Iván Balliu6.3
- 6Pathé Ciss6.3
- 10Sergio Camello8.4
- 33Jozhua Vertrouwd6.3
- 36Gnangoro Bouare6.3
FC BarcelonaTale of the tapeRayo Vallecano de Madrid
4-3-3Formation3-4-3
12 ptsTable4 pts
+15Goal difference-3
2Head-to-head wins0
52%Pre-match odds28%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
FC Barcelona 2W1D0W Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
Goals 7–3
- 2026-08-31FC Barcelona5–2Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
- 2026-03-22FC Barcelona1–0Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
- 2025-08-31Rayo Vallecano de Madrid1–1FC Barcelona
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
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