A fantastic match from Fabregas, backed up with a once more decisive Messi, left no chance to a very brave team of Rayo Vallecano, which opted for high pressure and ball conservation… FC Barcelona won 0-5 last night in Vallecas and are still ahead of the Spanish League.
We played our best game of the season
Cesc
Key factors
Barça’s Effectiveness
The attacking quality of Barcelona has absolutely no limit and they were dangerous every time they reached the penalty area.
A brave Rayo, but unrewarded
Paco Jemez had a bold approach to the leader, but it did not create some problems in the first half.
Barça’s defense, insurmountable
Tito innovated with a defence formed by Montoya, Adriano, Busquets and Jordi Alba. Worked to perfection. This is the 7th center-backs combination this season, in 14 official games, undoubtedly due to the injuries of Piqué, Puyol Alvés and Abidal.
Facts
- Vilanova had ten players formed at the club starting against Rayo (all of the starting 11 but Song were formed in La Masia)
- Tito Vilanova equals the club’s best-ever start in La Liga with 25 points out of 27 possible.
Being able to win 25 out of 27 points is not an easy task
Tito Vilanova
- With 13 goals so far this season, Messi is on top of the Pichichi race.
- Messi scored his 300th and 301st goals (270 with Barça and 31 with Argentina) in 418 games.
- Messi has so far scored 73 goals in the year 2012. Pele scored 75 in 1958. Gerd Muller scored 85 in 1972
- Messi is now, at 25, among the Top 10 all-time La Liga scorers (topped by Zarra’s 251 goals). He has scored a total of 182 Liga goals.
About the match
La Liga, Day 9
October 27th, 2012
Estadio de Vallecas, MD
Referee: Pérez Lasa
Attendance: 14.000
Goals
0-1 David Villa (20′)
0-2 Messi (48′)
0-3 Xavi (78′)
0-4 Cesc Fabregas (80′)
0-5 Messi (89′)
Starting lineups
Rayo Vallecano
1. Rubén
2. Tito
6. Rodri
16. Amat
3. Casado (14. Nicki Bille 67′)
18. Javi Fuego
11. Chori Domínguez
29. Leo Baptistao (20. F. Vázquez 74′}
10. Piti (19. Lass 58′)
9. José Carlos
23. Delibasic
FC Barcelona
1. Valdés
19. Montoya
25. Song
21. Adriano
18. Jordi Alba (15. Bartra 81′)
16. Sergio Busquets
6. Xavi (12. J. Dos Santos 83′)
4. Cesc Fàbregas
17. Pedro
10. Messi
7. David Villa (9. Alexis 63′)
Cards
Yellow cards
Jordi Alba (5′)
Delibasic (26′)
Rodri (27′)
José Carlos (39′)
Amat (70′)
Red card
Paco Jémez (77′)