fc barcelona vs rayo vallecano standings after 5-2 win
Changed again after Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 at the Nou Camp, with Raphinha and Lamine Yamal both scoring twice as Hansi Flick’s side returned to the…
BARCELONA — fc barcelona vs rayo vallecano standings changed again on Sunday as Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 at the Nou Camp and moved back to the top of LaLiga. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal both scored twice in a match that swung hard after Rayo struck first.
The result kept Hansi Flick’s side perfect through their opening three games and extended a fast start that already has Barcelona on 12 goals this season. Rayo, still winless after their first three league matches, left the stadium with a bruising scoreline after briefly threatening to upset the home side.
Early scare, quick answer
Rayo made the louder start. Sergio Camello put the visitors ahead after 12 minutes, finishing after a neat pull-back from Álvaro García and silencing the home crowd.
Barcelona reacted fast. Raphinha leveled, then Yamal put Barça in front with 21 minutes on the clock. That response mattered. It stopped the game from slipping into anxiety and forced Rayo to chase from behind against a side that kept finding space in the final third.
Yamal’s first goal of the 2026-27 campaign stood out, and it was not the end of his night. Raphinha and Yamal both struck again later to seal the win, while Florian Lejeune’s own goal stretched Barcelona’s lead early in the second half.
Flick likes the reaction
Flick praised the three points and the way his players answered Rayo’s pressure.
“Most important is the three points. We have a good start this season, it's what we want,” Flick said after the match. “In the first half we played really good, I liked a lot what I saw. In the second half, the opponent was strong, they pressed good, scored, it was we (who) struggled a little bit. The reaction after the first and second goal of Rayo was good.
“Of course we have to improve in some moments, control the game, because our style is also you recover a bit with the ball. It's always easier to recover with the ball. At the end we have to improve these moments a little bit.”
He was equally upbeat about Yamal. “He always wants to improve and he can. For me I am very happy with him,” Flick said. “Today when he's doing what he's doing, how he's playing football, it's amazing to see. For me he's on an incredible level.”
What the result means
For Barcelona, the impact is immediate. They are back on top of LaLiga, and the manner of the win suggests they are not relying on one scorer or one phase of play. Raphinha and Yamal did the damage here, but the team also showed a quick response after conceding first and enough edge to punish Rayo when they pushed forward.
For Rayo Vallecano, the trip exposed the gap between encouragement and points. They created moments, scored twice, and still left empty-handed. That is a hard lesson early in the season, especially against a Barcelona side that kept pressing until the final whistle.
Barcelona finished 5-2 ahead, with Yamal adding the last goal in the 90th minute to put the final stamp on a result that sent Flick’s team back to the summit.
