I have seen countless Barcelona fans hating on Gerard Martin on the internet . He is a young player and hate comments on him is not right , he still has a lot of time to better himself.

His performance in match against intermilan second leg was phenomenal and shows his potential . We just need to support him . Same was the scenario with ferran a few time back . Now he is playing good . He just needs time and I think in few years he can be a key player in barcas backline

FT: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona

Venue: Estadio de Vallecas

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LINE-UPS

Rayo Vallecano

Augusto Batalla, Florian Lejeune, Luiz Felipe (Óscar Valentín), Pep Chavarría, Andrei Ratiu, Pathé Ciss, Unai López (Fran Pérez), Álvaro García (Gerard Gumbau), Jorge de Frutos (Sergio Camello), Pedro Díaz, Isi Palazón (Alfonso Espino).

Subs: Óscar Trejo, Pelayo Fernández, Iván Balliu, Randy Nteka, Samu Becerra, Jozhua Vertrouwd, Daniel Cárdenas.

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Barcelona

Joan García, Andreas Christensen, Eric García, Alejandro Balde (Gerard Martín), Jules Koundé, Dani Olmo (Fermín López), Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres (Robert Lewandowski), Raphinha (Marcus Rashford), Lamine Yamal.

Subs: Pau Cubarsí, Marc Casadó, Dro Fernández, Toni Fernández, Jofre Torrents, Diego Kochen, Ronald Araújo, Wojciech Szczesny.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

38' Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.

38' Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.

40' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

45' Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

56' Jules Koundé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

59' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Fran Pérez replaces Unai López.

62' Substitution, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford replaces Raphinha.

62' Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Dani Olmo.

67' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Barcelona 1. Fran Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón with a cross following a corner.

76' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Valentín replaces Luiz Felipe because of an injury.

76' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello replaces Jorge de Frutos.

78' Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Alejandro Balde.

78' Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Ferran Torres.

90'+2' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pacha Espino replaces Isi Palazón.

90'+3' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Gerard Gumbau replaces Álvaro García.

90'+4' Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.

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FT: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona

Barcelona scorers: Lamine (40(Pen))

Rayo scorers: Perez(67')

Venue: Estadio de Vallecas

Referee: Mateo Busquets

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LINE-UPS

Rayo Vallecano

Augusto Batalla, Florian Lejeune, Luiz Felipe, Pep Chavarría, Andrei Ratiu, Pathé Ciss, Unai López, Álvaro García, Jorge de Frutos, Pedro Díaz, Isi Palazón.

Subs: Óscar Trejo, Pelayo Fernández, Óscar Valentín, Iván Balliu, Sergio Camello, Randy Nteka, Alfonso Espino, Samu Becerra, Fran Pérez, Jozhua Vertrouwd, Daniel Cárdenas, Gerard Gumbau.

Manager: Inigo Perez

Barcelona

Joan García, Andreas Christensen, Eric García, Alejandro Balde, Jules Koundé, Dani Olmo, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal.

Subs: Robert Lewandowski, Pau Cubarsí, Marc Casadó, Dro Fernández, Fermín López, Toni Fernández, Gerard Martín, Jofre Torrents, Diego Kochen, Ronald Araújo, Marcus Rashford, Wojciech Szczesny.

Manager: Hansi Flick

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

38' Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.

38' Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.

40' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

45' Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

56' Jules Koundé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

67' Goal! Fran Perez scores the equaliser for Rayo.

Match Stats:

Man of the Match:

Official MOTM: Joan Garcia

Vote for your MOTM: https://www.reddit.com/r/Barca/s/9AYOMbIlNo

Post-Match Quotes:

Hansi Flick

Frenkie

Lamine Yamal

Joan Garcia

Hooda Match Notes 📝 After yesterday’s game vs Rayo, here are my key takeaways:

1️⃣ Taking 7/9 points from three tough away matches to start the season is actually very good.

2️⃣ Our squad depth is too low. Flick has once again been let down by the board — one injury in certain positions could ruin the season.

3️⃣ Rashford has been unlucky. Three away games on bad pitches gave him no chance to settle, relax, and build chemistry with the team.

4️⃣ Fermin shouldn’t be playing until his transfer saga is resolved. He looked completely out of his mind yesterday.

5️⃣ At last, we have a proper goalkeeper.

6️⃣ Flick’s post-match interviews make me calm. He knows the issues and you can tell he’ll address them.

What do you guys think?

The Argentine scored 91 goals in a calendar year: 79 with Barça (59 in La Liga, 13 in the Champions League, 5 in the Copa del Rey and 2 in the Spanish Super Cup) plus 12 with the Argentina national side. As such, the Argentine surpassed Gerd Müller's record of 85 goals from 1972. If we add in the 24 assists he made over the 12 months then we can say that Messi played a part in 115 goals in 2012: out of this world.

Hi, I’m a culer, living in the UK, as Barca will be coming to Newcastle to play our UCL away game, I would like to know how can I obtain a ticket, I’ll be honest, I’m not at a stage where I can afford to take a membership, and then hope to get a ticket, I know it might not be possible, but is there any way I could get a ticket for our game against Newcastle as it might be my only chance to see us play outside of a TV. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thank You.

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Manager: Hansi Flick

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Rayo Vallecano: Official Squad to be confirmed

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Manager: Inigo Perez

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Match Facts:

• FC Barcelona defeated Rayo 2-1 last season at the Vallecas. Olmo scored the winner on his debut.
• Barca have won their previous 3 matches against Rayo.
• Pedri has scored 3 goals in the lasr 3 games against Rayo.
• The last time Barca kept a clean sheet at the Vallecas was in 2014. Claudio Bravo was the keeper.
• FC Barcelona have won 5, lost 3 and drawn 2 in the last 10 games against Rayo.

Pre-Match Press Conference: Hansi Flick

We’ve had ups and downs, but there are still plenty of things to be optimistic about Lamine Yamal turning into a generational talent, Pedri and Gavi hopefully staying fit, Araújo leading the defense, or even Ter Stegen’s consistency.

For you personally, what’s the one thing (player, tactic, or vibe) that makes you believe in this squad?

Contributor of the Month – August 2025

We’re excited to announce that u/tiensss has been voted by the community as our Contributor of the Month!

u/tiensss's The Real Cause of Camp Nou Construction Delays was chosen as the best post of the month by the community through the r/Barca Contributor of the Month - August 2025 Voting Thread that was open for 48 hours. They secured 23 out of 51 votes, making them the clear winner. Although all the other nominees also got atleast 3 votes each, making the vote share cloer than las time. u/Acrobatic_Egg7249 was second with 11 votes.

As part of the rewards, the winner will get a special flair for 30 days and a place in the COTM Hall of Fame page in the subreddit's wiki. The user can choose the flair they like from three different flair designs.

Congratulations to u/tiensss. On behalf of the mod team, thank you for helping keep the community strong.

A big thank-you to all the other nominees as well. Each brought something valuable to the community this month, and the voting split was proof of that. We appreciate your contributions and hope to see more of them in the coming weeks.

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Hi everyone

I have been a cule since my pre-teen years and have been dreaming of attending one of the men's teams matches for the longest time. I managed to go to one of the women's teams matches when they played against Chelsea this year as I am currently in the UK.

I don't hold a membership as I am not in the financial position to, so I wanted to ask if anyone knows how else I could get a ticket for their match against Chelsea? If there are any cules who could help me out I would eternally grateful. I really want to see the men's team play at least once.

Thanks