Falcao scored the only goal of the match as Rayo Vallecano scored a fantastic win over struggling Barcelona on Wednesday night. The Catalans show no signs of overcoming their crisis, leaving the position of head coach Ronald Koeman unbearable.Barcelona have only scored one away goal in all competitions this season.Missing someone? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/dPSJlF7u58— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 27, 2021 Barca’s El Clasico defeat on Sunday made the mood at the club unbearable, so Ronald Koeman and his players desperately needed a good result on their trip to Vallekas, the unassuming working-class neighbourhood of Madrid. The hosts Rayo Vallecano didn’t care about Barca’s problems – they’ve had their own ideas.Radamel Garcia Falcao may be considered way past his peak, but he showed Barcelona exactly what they’re missing. The Colombian hitman latched onto a through ball, made Gerard Pique look silly before placing a perfect low effort beyond Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. For the second time in just four days, Barca were trailing in a La Liga match.What more can you say about the troubled Catalan team? They looked second-best for most of the match – playing against a side that spent the last season in Spain’s second tier.Their attempts to at least snatch a point looked like yielding result with 20 minutes to go when Memphis Depay got a rather soft penalty decision in his favour. It was the Dutchman himself who took the ball and placed it on the spot, steadied himself and fired – only to have goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski make a classy save and keep his team in the lead.Koeman and his bench all looked as if they were attending a funeral as Rayo grew ever so confident in their conviction that they were indeed ready to claim the scalp of the reputable opponents. And thanks to the indestructible Falcao – they’ve done it.▪️ Sunday: Lose El Clasico ▪️ Wednesday: Lose to Rayo Vallecano ▪️ 9th place in La Liga Barcelona fans: pic.twitter.com/IS6riQCXW2— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 27, 2021 Barca gave Sergio Aguero his first start for the club, but the Argentine was virtually invisible on a night the visitors would love to forget as soon as possible.LA LIGA – Round 11TuesdayAlaves – Elche 1-0 (0-0)/Loum 47/Espanyol – Athletic Club 1-1 (1-0)/De Tomas 33 pen – Williams 52/Villareal – Cadiz 3-3 (1-2)/Torres 43, Dia 80, Groeneveld 90 – Lozano 14, 45, 52/WednesdayRayo Vallecano – Barcelona 1-0 (1-0)/Falcao 30/Mallorca – Sevilla 1-1 (1-0)/Sanchez 22 – Lamela 73/Real Betis – Valencia22.30: (1.33) Real Madrid (5.90) Osasuna (9.50)Thursday20.00: (2.90) Celta (3.15) Sociedad (2.70)21.00: (2.60) Granada (2.85) Getafe (3.40)22.30: (6.25) Levante (3.80) Atl.Madrid (1.65)***odds are subject to change
