Kick-off on 27.08.24 22:30.

In the third round of the Spanish Championship, Rayo Vallecano will face Barcelona at the Estadio de Vallecas. The teams have played eleven matches in Madrid in La Liga since the early 2000s. The visitors have won six of these encounters, but their last away victory was back in 2018, with a score of 3-2. Last season, the opponents drew for the first time in the capital since 2001, with a 1-1 scoreline. Over the past twenty-one years, the Catalans have only failed to score once, during the 2021/22 campaign, losing 0-1. In their preseason matches, the hosts played against Braga (2-2), Guimarães (0-2), Heerenveen (0-5), Córdoba (1-1), Bournemouth (0-1), and Wolverhampton (1-0). In the first round, they defeated Sociedad in San Sebastián, 2-1. The Blaugrana participated in summer friendlies against Olot (1-0), Manchester City (2-2, 4-1 on penalties), Real Madrid (2-1), Milan (2-2, 3-4), and lost to Monaco in the Gamper Cup, 0-3.

The Megogo platform will broadcast the Rayo Vallecano vs. Barcelona match online on August 27, 2024.

In July, Rayo Vallecano signed 21-year-old defender Pelayo Fernández on a free transfer, who previously played for Barcelona's reserve team. The working-class pride also loaned Gumbau from Granada, who played in the Catalans' reserve team in the mid-2010s. Almería forward Embarba has temporarily returned to Vallecas. The striker spent six and a half years at the club (2013-2020).

Barcelona sold Moroccan defender Chadi to Betis for nine million euros. They also earned three million from Pedrola's transfer to Sampdoria and received six million for Guiu's move to Chelsea. Natali joined Bayer as a free agent, and Cristo moved to Lazio.

How to watch the online broadcast of the game on Megogo.

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