La Liga: Rayo Vallecano pegged back by Barcelona

The referee waves a red in the direction of the Barca bench, but I can't tell you who it's for! OIt could have been for any of several of the Barca backroom team.

Great work by Ciss at the other end, he hooks the ball clear after Raphinha cannot get onto a through-ball. There is a penalty check with the game carrying on, but nothing is given and we go intoi the last two minutes of added-on time.

Rayo's Ciss seeds a shot blocked in the box and then he sends his follow-up skewing off to the left of the target.

Raphinha wriggles to the by-line and squirts the ball to the near post but Dimitrievski stoops and collects.

There will be seven minutes of added time.

Lewandowski darts into the box but when he jinks to one side, the ball goes the other way and the chance goes up in smoke.

Rayo really did go into theiur shells after the break, and Barca have not pulled up any trees but they seem like the side likliest to claim a win here.

Rayo would take a point from here.

Some rare danger for Barca's defence as Oscar Valentin skews a long-range effort well wide of the target with Bebe pleading for the ball in space.

Raphina, on as a sub, rattles the post with a long range shot and then Lewandowski cannot make it to the rebound.

Rayo are hanging on - just about.

Rayo are gamely holding Barca off, sporting their snazzy home kit that reminds me a bit of Aladdin Sane.

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Lewandowski clips a free kick into the wall, and Rayo keeper Dimitrievski flaps at it, punching clear at the second time of asking.

Trejo and De Frutos are off, replaced by Kike Perez and Bebe for the hosts as they look to freshen it up after a quiet spell since the brwak.

Balde takes a tumble under pressure from Palazon in the area, but the referee ignores some half-hearted penalty pleas.

That's much better from Gundogan, who gets plenty of power on a free kick from the right that Martoinez meets well but he sends his header well over the bar.

Rayo have hardly had a sniff going forward since the break, but their defence has been decent.

There's frustration for Lewandowski in the box, as aGundogan free kick hits the first man and rebounds away.

Ferran and Romeu have made way for Gundogan and Joao Felix.

Another chance goes begging for Barcelona, with Lewandowski's cross being nodded over by Pedri from the six yard line.

Chance!

Yamal finds Romeu, whose chip into the box finds Ferran but despite being in the clear, he heads it straight at the Rayo keeper. Just a few inches either side, and Barca would have been level, and Ferran knows it.

Oriel Romeu is booked after sticking out an arm to bring De Frutos down with an effort that wouldn't look out of place at Twickenham.

Looks like Gundogan and Joao Felix are coming on, too.