Barcelona fell into the trap of a goalless draw at its "Camp Nou" stadium against Rayo Vallecano in the match that brought the two teams together today, Saturday, in the first phase of the Spanish Football League.
Barcelona missed two points at the start of its league campaign, despite the team's reinforcement with a number of stars, led by Polish star Robert Lewandowski, and the club's success in overcoming the problem of registering new players despite the financial crisis it suffers from, which posed obstacles in terms of budget and salary ceiling.
Rayo Vallecano almost snatched the lead over Barcelona in his field, despite his battalion reinforced with new assignments
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Xavi, coach of Barcelona, introduced newcomers Andreas Christensen, Rafinha and Robert Lewandowski in the starting line-up, and Frank Kessie was on the bench and participated from the 72nd minute.
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And both Lewandowski and Frank Casey scored the ball in the net of Rayo Vallecano, but it did not award a goal on both occasions due to offside.
In two other matches on Saturday in the first stage, Villarreal beat Valladolid 3-0 and Celta Vigo tied with Espanyol 2-2.