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The Catalans dominated the game and had 21 shots as opposed to Rayo's meagre four. Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Sergio Busquets came very close ...

The pressure is now on Xavi to work out a solution. After the game, Andoni Iraola revealed that they had a special plan to neutralise Lewandowski’s threat. In 90 minutes, he made four saves to deny the Blaugranas a goal, including two from inside the box. The hosts had a staggering 21 shots on goal, including six on target. They dominated the game with close to 70% possession and had eight corner kicks. The season is long, and this is just the start.

Robert Lewandowski endured a frustrating debut for Barcelona on Saturday when Rayo Vallecano held on for a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou in their Spanish league ...

But the biggest applause Lewandowski heard from the crowd was to show their appreciation for his hustle on defence late in the match with Barcelona stymied in attack. Ben Mee then exposed the visitors’ frailty from set-pieces for his first Brentford goal and Bryan Mbuemo rounded off a stunning counter-attack 10 minutes before half-time to sink United to the bottom of the table for the first time in 30 years. The closest the former Bayern Munich star went to scoring was a header flicked well over the bar in the first half.

Barcelona dominated the match with almost 70% of possession and 18 goal attempts to two for Rayo.

Lukaku, who re-signed for Inter on a season-long loan just a year after leaving for Chelsea, headed home from close range to open the scoring. Lecce hit back three minutes after the restart through Assan Ceesay. However, Denzel Dumfries sealed all three points with a last-gasp effort from close range. Maybe the pressure and expectation got a little under our skin,” Xavi said.

FC Barcelona began the new La Liga season with a 0-0 draw at home against Rayo Vallecano. Barca showed flashes of brilliance on Saturday, but Rayo.

Nicolas Jackson and Alex Baena scored in the second half to spoil Valladolid’s return to LaLiga and give Villarreal a winning start to the season at the Jose Zorilla Stadium. Franck Kessie had the ball in the net in the dying moments, but the goal was correctly ruled out for offside, and Busquets was sent off in the fourth minute of injury time for a second yellow card after catching Falcao in the face. Barca showed flashes of brilliance on Saturday, but Rayo defended well and have not conceded a goal in their last three meetings with the Catalans.

MADRID: Barcelona were held 0-0 by Rayo Vallecano in their opening game of the La Liga season and had captain Sergio...

Better days will come.” The hosts dominated the opening half an hour as Lewandowski was denied a goal on his competitive debut. “We have to be patient and keep working. Maybe the pressure and expectation got a little under our skin,” Barca coach Xavi Hernandez told DAZN.