Barcelona is set to take on Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga Santander on Monday, 25 April 2022 at 00:30 AM IST
Barcelona will be looking to keep their second position in the La Liga table intact as theytake on Rayo Vallecano at home on Sunday.
The hosts suffered a disappointing loss to Cadiz recently and somehow edged past Real Sociedad in the last match.
Manager Xavi wasnt happy with their performance and he will be looking for a much improved outing in this game.
Rayo Vallecano, on the other hand, won their last match against Espanyol after going through a long winless streak. They would like to carry that momentum forward but Barcelona will test them again.
Barcelona (BAR) Team Updates:
Marc-Andre ter Stegen will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
Gerard Pique will be the Defender his team.
Sergio Busquets will be the Mid-Fielder
Rayo Vallecano (RVL) Team Updates:
Stole Dimitrievski will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
Kevin Rodrigues will be the Defender his team.
Oscar Valentin will be the Mid-Fielder
Top picks:
Ousmane Dembele: He has turned into Barcelona’s assist king of late. Dembele hasracked up 11 assists in this La Liga season already and has scored once as well.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: The forward has been in good form as well. Aubameyang has scored nine goals in this La Liga season already and he will be eager to deliver in this match again.
Oscar Trejo: Vallecano will depend a lot on Trejos creative abilities in this match. He has racked up nine assists already in this La Liga edition and has scored three goals as well.
Fantasy breakdown:
Barcelona:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a great option for the attack. Aubameyang has 9 goals and 1 assist in the league this season and averages 2.4 shots per game.
For the midfield, Frenkie de Jong is a great option. Frenkie has 3 goals and 3 assists in the league this season while averaging 1.1 tackles per game to go with 1.4 key passes per game.
Jordi Alba can be a great option for the defense. Alba has 1 goal and 8 assists in theleague this season and averages 2 key passes per game. He also averages 1.5 tackles per game to go with 1.1 interceptions per game.
Rayo Vallecano:
Sergi Guardiola is a good option for the attack from Rayo Vallecano. Guardiola has 6 goals and 2 assists in the league this season while averaging 1.7 shots per game.
Oscar Trejo is a good midfield option. Trejo has scored 3 goals in the league this season and has assisted 9 times, with one of those assists coming in the reverse fixture. He also averages 1.9 key passes per game to go with 1.4 tackles per game.
Fran Garcia can be a solid defensive pick. Garcia has 1 goal in the league this season and averages 1.4 interceptions per game. He also averages 1.8 tackles per game.
In Goal Keeping, Stole Dimitrievski is the best choice.
Barcelona team has the upper hand over Rayo Vallecano team. So try to pick more players from Barcelona
Small League Must Picks:
BAR: Jordi Alba [1082 points], Sergio Busquets [954 points] RVL: Alvaro Garcia Rivera [448 points], Oscar Trejo [434 points]
Grand League Risky Picks:
BAR: Dani Alves [419 points], Ferran Torres [494 points] RVL: Kevin Rodrigues [51 points], Nikola Maras [99 points]
Barcelona Key Players:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pablo Gavira
Gerard Pique
Frenkie De Jong
Memphis Depay
Sergio Busquets
Jordi Alba
Rayo Vallecano Key Players:
Isi Palazon
Sergi Guardiola
Santi Comesana
Stole Dimitrievski
Fran Garcia
Alvaro Garcia Rivera
Best Choice for Captain and Vice-Captain:
Santi Comesana
Stole Dimitrievski
Fran Garcia
Alvaro Garcia Rivera
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pablo Gavira
Frenkie De Jong
Memphis Depay
Sergio Busquets
Jordi Alba
Injury/unavailable
Barcelona Football Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Rayo Vallecano Football Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Squads
Barcelona Squad:
Marc-Andre ter Stegen(GK), Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Ronald Araujo, Dani Alves, Frenkie De Jong, Sergio Busquets, Pablo Gavira, Memphis Depay, Ferran Torres, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Sergino Dest, Eric Garcia, Ousmane Dembele, Clement Lenglet, Nico Gonzalez, Adama Traore, Pedro Gonzalez, Luuk de Jong, Sergi Roberto, Abde Ezzalzouli, Ferran Jutgla, Ansu Fati, Neto(GK), Estanis Pedrola, Oscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti, Arnau Comas, Mika Marmol, Lucas de Vega, Guillem Jaime, Riqui Puig, Ilias Akhomach, Lazar Carevic(GK), Alvaro Sanz, Alex Balde, Martin Braithwaite, Arnau Tenas(GK)
Rayo Vallecano Squad:
Stole Dimitrievski(GK), Alejandro Catena, Mario Hernandez, Fran Garcia, Nikola Maras, Isi Palazon, Pathe Ciss, Santi Comesana, Unai Lopez, Alvaro Garcia Rivera, Sergi Guardiola, Ivan Balliu, Oscar Valentin, Randy Nteka, Kevin Rodrigues, Mario Suarez, Bebe, Esteban Saveljich, Alejandro Asensio, Luca Zidane(GK), Adrian Quintela(GK), Iker Recio, Oscar Trejo, Radamel Falcao, Mamadou Sylla-Diallo, Sergio Gimeno, Manuel Navarro, Martin Merquelanz, Alvaro Aguirre