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Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Barcelona: VAR outage and Pérez volley halt champions’ perfect start
Posted by Cassius Montgomery in Football
Rayo Vallecano held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in Madrid, stopping the champions’ perfect start. Lamine Yamal scored from a disputed penalty with VAR offline, before Fran Pérez smashed in a far-post volley to level it. Rayo’s pace and pressing repeatedly exposed Barcelona’s high line, with Joan García making five saves. Barça head into the international break fourth; Rayo sit 10th.
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