Barcelona ratings v Rayo Vallecano: Lewandowski 6, Raphinha 5, Busquets 4

Catalans held to frustrating draw at Camp Nou

BARCELONA RATINGS: Marc-Andre ter Stegen - 7. Excellent one-handed save from Alvaro Garcia in the first half – against a team which beat Barcelona home and away last season. The German was also far quicker to move the ball than his opposite, who was booed by the vast 81,104 crowd for time wasting. Getty

Ronald Araujo - 6. Started, oddly, at right back and seldom looked comfortable there. AFP

Eric Garcia - 6. Still to fully convince as a top centre half for Barca. AFP

Adreas Christensen - 8. Calm in central defence on his debut for a side with 68 per cent of possession in the first half, though his boss often instructed him from the side. The best of the debutants and his tackle stopped Rayo getting another winner at Camp Nou. Getty

Jordi Alba - 6. Attacked, didn’t always make the right option when he did. AFP

Pedri - 7. Curled a shot wide after 35 and his side tried and failed to break down a very well organised side. The best midfielder, but none of his heroics from the Gamper win a week ago. AFP

Gavi - 5. The man on the 10-man shortlist for the Kopa Trophy, currently held by Pedri, which is given to the best player under the age of 21, but he was the poorest of his side’s midfielders. Reuters

Sergio Busquets - 4. Sent off injury time after a poor performance. Frenkie de Jong could be the one who takes advantage of his ban. Reuters

Ousmane Dembele - 6. Shot on target after 34 amid Barca pressure and then set up Pedri. Booked. A threat, but Rayo’s defence were excellent. AFP

Robert Lewandowski - 6. Put the ball in the net after 12 but it was offside. Headed over after 36 and battled with Catena. Had only one shot and two touches in the Rayo box in the first half. More involved in the second and shot just wide after 81. EPA

Raphinha - 5. Barca used the debutant to get at Rayo on the left wing, with limited success. AFP

SUBS: Frenkie De Jong (Gavi 59') - 7. Made front page news for most of the week before the game. Swung a 69th minute free-kick towards goal but no teammate got on the end of it. Brought energy and opportunity in the shape of two top chances to his side. Deserves to start. AFP

Sergi Roberto (Christensen 60') - 5. Did little of note. EPA

Ansu Fati (Raphinha 61') - 7. Curled a shot on target on 65 as the Catalans pushed and pushed. His exciting runs brought fans to their feet. Reuters

Franck Kessie - 7. Midfielder who impressed pre-season and did that against Rayo. Barca didn’t play badly, Rayo were excellent. Reuters

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Alba 81') - N/A. Fans were singing his name. Shot wide after 84 and Rayo held firm for an incredible draw. AFP

Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona debut ended in a frustrating 0-0 home draw against Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou in their first La Liga game of the season on Saturday.

It was a challenging night for Barca whose fans showed up at an almost sold-out stadium to see their new team that included Polish striker Lewandowski and Brazil winger Raphinha.

The Catalans dominated the match with almost 70 per cent possession and 18 goal attempts to two for Rayo.

But the two best chances fell to the visitors, Alvaro Garcia thwarted by a brilliant save by Marc Andre ter Stegen and Sergio Camello shooting wide.

"We could have won, but now we have to correct our mistakes and think about Real Sociedad next weekend," said Barcelona defender Eric Garcia.

"We wanted to start the season on the right foot and with a victory, but we knew that Rayo gave us a lot of problems last year. They were good defensively tonight."

Xavi's side ended the game with 10 men as club skipper Sergio Busquets was red-carded for an elbow on Radamel Falcao in the fourth of eight injury time minutes.

Less than 60 seconds later, Falcao thought he had scored the winner, and claimed Rayo's third straight win over the Catalans, but was found to be offside and the visitors held on for the point.

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