Dani Olmo's arrival is pretty good, Barca has strengthened the team. Olmo is a player who will be worth the big money paid. When he came to La Liga after the Bundesliga, it's admirable that he adapted instantly.
It's interesting that Barca won all three games same score, 2-1. In two of them they came from behind to turn the game around. I think all these oppontets were medium difficulty and it's good that they got through them without any point loss. Other contenders lost points and Barca are on top. They have more variety in attack this season and they can get Lewandowski more of the ball. The wings are working. I think they have everything to be hopeful for the title.
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Barcelona's hard-fought victory against Vallecano came at a high price with injuries to two of their key players and this is clearly a huge loss for the Blaugrana. Pedri and Marc Bernal are the two players and perhaps this is not something new for Pedri. But still, this could shorten his career in football and I hope the medical team can provide the right treatment so that he can recover quickly.
On the other hand, Marc Bernal has just been reported to have a torn ACL and will be out until the end of the season. Well, this is very bad, even though he is a very good La Masia product and his talent to guard the Barcelona back line has been very strong since he was there. Hansi Flick will certainly not be happy with what happened and he may have to return to a difficult stage for the next match.
Barcelona win over Vallecano was not entirely happy because two important players Pedri and Marc Bernal got hurt. This is big problem for team especially since Pedri has been injured before. I hope medical team can help him get better quickly. Marc Bernal injury is very bad and he won't be able to play for rest of season. This is sad because he is very good player who helps defend Barcelona goal. Manager Hansi Flick will be worried about how this will affect the team performance. He will have to find new players to replace them which won't be easy. This will be a tough test for the team in their next games. On the other hand, Marc Bernal has just been reported to have a torn ACL and will be out until the end of the season. Well, this is very bad, even though he is a very good La Masia product and his talent to guard the Barcelona back line has been very strong since he was there. Hansi Flick will certainly not be happy with what happened and he may have to return to a difficult stage for the next match.
He is as good a buy as Nico Williams who they wanted. It has not taken him anytime to settle into the team and that is good indication that he will have a good season.
My guess is that barcelona want a squad like Spain and they were trying to get them together, since they won Euro they feel they can archieve more with such squad... but I think two is still fine if they can't get the three they wanted, all needed is string communication.But just after extending the contract of Álex Valle, he left Barcelona and he is going to play for Celtic on loan.
Seriously Barcelona fans can now see the difference between an experienced and in experience manager, not to take credit away from Xavi, he did well in his first Season and had a mix second and third seasons which to me was as a result of inexperience. With Hansi flick Barcelona look like a different team and there is no much changes to the players that he inherited, only the debutant Olmo was a new face.
What a surprise! Barcelona is one goal down, something totally unexpected and I think it is the fault of the goalkeeper because he ought to save that ball. If this stands, it will be very devastating for gamblers because everyone gave Barcelona direct win as the odd was very attractive. I don't see any anxiety on the side of Rayo Vallecano so I feel this match might be a big surprise to all. However, the goal is too early so I doubt if they will be able to sustain it till full time as they are playing away.
Barcelona have a losing record against Rayo Vallecano in the past. But I don't expect Barcelona to lose in this match at all. I bet Barcelona to win. I hope Barcelona will not disappoint me today.
Rayo Vallecano lead 1-0 just 9 minutes into the match. Vallecano took the lead with a goal from midfielder Unai Lopez. But overall performance of Barcelona is not to my liking. In 35 minutes, this team managed to make only 4 shots. As Barcelona are already trailing 1-0. So Barcelona should play attacking strategy. And 1-1 in the first half. In the second half, Rayo Vallecano will play completely defensively and try to finish the match 1-0. Rayo Vallecano's defensive strategy will make it more difficult for Barcelona's players to score.
They are already playing 1-1, and Barcelona is really controlling the game, they may gain the opportunity to win the match. Rayo Vallecano are doing well, but Barcelona are really pressing them, and I think Barcelona can win the match or the game can end in a draw, because Barcelona are doing well and the opponent are starting to play defending game, let's see how the game will end up, but he will be hard, the game should end in a draw. Barcelona is really pressing and controlling the ball on the pitch. Barcelona needs to put in more effort to get the chance and win the game so that they can continue to lead the league because if they draw, they will be on the same point as Real Madrid, and Madrid will undoubtedly defeat their opponent this week, so Barcelona should simply try to win today's game to maintain control of the point before losing to any big club in the competition. Let's see how their game ends; they've already played 80 minutes and only 20 minutes remain.
The Barcelona team had a simple attack in the beginning but the opposite team Rayo Vallecano team succeeded in the first attack. They were playing well early on but later Barcelona players became more alert and they basically couldn't score any more goals. Although Rayo Vallecano team was winning till half time but Barcelona team became more aggressive after half time and scored one goal and another goal in the last stage to win only 2-1.
Barcelona have come back from behind thanks to Olmo's brilliance. He has brought more options to the attack, along with composure and versatility to Barcelona's play. Connect the lines and finish with confidence. The appearance of the Spanish midfielder helps Barcelona's playing style "brighten up". Dani Olmo had a brilliant debut, Olmo could have scored twice against Vallecano if the ball had not hit the post. A timely addition that changed the game for Hansi Flick's team at Vallecas.
In some sites, actually, Mbappe's rating is around still 6.7. But in essence, indeed, Mbappe's rating is the smallest compared to other forwards.
Even the worst compared to the entire Real Madrid starting squad.
Mbappe has just moved to Real Madrid and he isn't used to play in top league like La Liga comparing to the lower level of Ligue 1. He will take some time to adapt and will resume scoring.Even the worst compared to the entire Real Madrid starting squad.
Besides, I think his score is lower because people expect a lot from him, and to score a goal at least which doesn't happen so they are a bit disappointed and this explains why also Valverde has a good rating because he scored a goal.
Because after all, Mbappe is the center of attention at Real Madrid, even he will be compared to Endrick, a young player who previously did not play at a top club and could actually contribute goals in a very short time. And he will also be compared to Haaland who can adapt quickly at Man City.
But, once again, it's too early to judge about the Mbappe performance, and we are getting to wait again what he will be going to be in the next matches. I still hope that he can do it much better than these two matches.
Pedri, Yamal and Raphinha played well in this match. I saw a number of excellent passes from Raphinha. Also, seeing Yamal's performance, I think Barcelona have found a worthy replacement for Messi.
Not only that, even Dani Olmo scored the winning goal for Barcelona in his debut at the club. He proved that his signing at Barcelona at least produced good results in his first match.
Source: dani olmo debut in barcelona The Barcelona side were not aggressive at the start, which is why the Rayo Vallecano team created enough chances to score and succeeded after just 8 minutes. Although the two teams were attacking one after the other, Barcelona had enough chances to score by halftime but could not succeed. But they managed to score two goals after halftime, there was a lot of attacking, although between these two teams, Barcelona team is stronger according to the squad and the number of bets is also higher in favor of Barcelona team.
Pedri scored the first goal for the Barcelona team, he tried hard enough to score from the start. And the second goal was scored by Dani Olmo, another young player of the Barcelona team. He helped the Barcelona team to win. In this match, the Barcelona team made 22 kicks on the goal post and Rayo Vallecano team made a total of 8 kicks.
Barcelona's hard-fought victory against Vallecano came at a high price with injuries to two of their key players and this is clearly a huge loss for the Blaugrana. Pedri and Marc Bernal are the two players and perhaps this is not something new for Pedri. But still, this could shorten his career in football and I hope the medical team can provide the right treatment so that he can recover quickly.
On the other hand, Marc Bernal has just been reported to have a torn ACL and will be out until the end of the season. Well, this is very bad, even though he is a very good La Masia product and his talent to guard the Barcelona back line has been very strong since he was there. Hansi Flick will certainly not be happy with what happened and he may have to return to a difficult stage for the next match.
Source: https://x.com/sport/status/1828555410732917030
On the other hand, Marc Bernal has just been reported to have a torn ACL and will be out until the end of the season. Well, this is very bad, even though he is a very good La Masia product and his talent to guard the Barcelona back line has been very strong since he was there. Hansi Flick will certainly not be happy with what happened and he may have to return to a difficult stage for the next match.
Source: https://x.com/sport/status/1828555410732917030
In some sites, actually, Mbappe's rating is around still 6.7. But in essence, indeed, Mbappe's rating is the smallest compared to other forwards.
Even the worst compared to the entire Real Madrid starting squad.
Mbappe has just moved to Real Madrid and he isn't used to play in top league like La Liga comparing to the lower level of Ligue 1. He will take some time to adapt and will resume scoring.Even the worst compared to the entire Real Madrid starting squad.
Besides, I think his score is lower because people expect a lot from him, and to score a goal at least which doesn't happen so they are a bit disappointed and this explains why also Valverde has a good rating because he scored a goal.
Because after all, Mbappe is the center of attention at Real Madrid, even he will be compared to Endrick, a young player who previously did not play at a top club and could actually contribute goals in a very short time. And he will also be compared to Haaland who can adapt quickly at Man City.
But, once again, it's too early to judge about the Mbappe performance, and we are getting to wait again what he will be going to be in the next matches. I still hope that he can do it much better than these two matches.
Pedri, Yamal and Raphinha played well in this match. I saw a number of excellent passes from Raphinha. Also, seeing Yamal's performance, I think Barcelona have found a worthy replacement for Messi.
Not only that, even Dani Olmo scored the winning goal for Barcelona in his debut at the club. He proved that his signing at Barcelona at least produced good results in his first match.Source: dani olmo debut in barcelona 
Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona:
Here we go, guys. Barcelona have done it again to win the game and secure the three points. In the first half Barcelona conceded a goal in the early minutes. They played the first half quite slowly and missed a lot of chances. But in the second half Barcelona just dominated the game with possession as well as shots. Raphinha assisted a beautiful ball to Pedri and Pedri put the ball straight into Rayo Vallecano net, and Barcelona gets the equalizer. Thus far D. Olmo scored a beautiful goal, and Barcelona got a 2 goal lead.
More over now, Barcelona are at the top of the league table with 9 points. If Barcelona holds first place til 27 October 2024. I mean til El Clasico. So beyond any doubt, Barcelona will be champion of the league this season.
What do you think about it. Share your opinion with us?
It feels good to see Barcelona players putting in much efforts for the team and I like the team's spirit so far. If they can be able to become resilient not to fall off along the line then they can become the strongest contenders with Real Madrid this season. Barcelona have performed so well and they deserves some accolades. Seems like the former Leipzig player Dani Olmo will be a good asset to Barcelona because he was actually the one that scored the winning goal with an assist coming from Lamine Yamal. Kudos to the players and the Coach they did a perfect job tonight.
Barcelona has shown strongest tonight with the way they turn up their game patterns in the 60 minutes time if not almost of people are going to challenge the them this evening, but they prove their performances against vallecano that their performance is still remain standard like last season, some where surprising how the Barcelona take equalizer back and also add additional goal at the end to the match which is 88 minutes 2 minutes before the extra time. 
What a surprise! Barcelona is one goal down, something totally unexpected and I think it is the fault of the goalkeeper because he ought to save that ball. If this stands, it will be very devastating for gamblers because everyone gave Barcelona direct win as the odd was very attractive. I don't see any anxiety on the side of Rayo Vallecano so I feel this match might be a big surprise to all. However, the goal is too early so I doubt if they will be able to sustain it till full time as they are playing away.
Barcelona have a losing record against Rayo Vallecano in the past. But I don't expect Barcelona to lose in this match at all. I bet Barcelona to win. I hope Barcelona will not disappoint me today.
Rayo Vallecano lead 1-0 just 9 minutes into the match. Vallecano took the lead with a goal from midfielder Unai Lopez. But overall performance of Barcelona is not to my liking. In 35 minutes, this team managed to make only 4 shots. As Barcelona are already trailing 1-0. So Barcelona should play attacking strategy. And 1-1 in the first half. In the second half, Rayo Vallecano will play completely defensively and try to finish the match 1-0. Rayo Vallecano's defensive strategy will make it more difficult for Barcelona's players to score.
They are already playing 1-1, and Barcelona is really controlling the game, they may gain the opportunity to win the match. Rayo Vallecano are doing well, but Barcelona are really pressing them, and I think Barcelona can win the match or the game can end in a draw, because Barcelona are doing well and the opponent are starting to play defending game, let's see how the game will end up, but he will be hard, the game should end in a draw. Barcelona is really pressing and controlling the ball on the pitch. Barcelona needs to put in more effort to get the chance and win the game so that they can continue to lead the league because if they draw, they will be on the same point as Real Madrid, and Madrid will undoubtedly defeat their opponent this week, so Barcelona should simply try to win today's game to maintain control of the point before losing to any big club in the competition. Let's see how their game ends; they've already played 80 minutes and only 20 minutes remain.
The Barcelona team had a simple attack in the beginning but the opposite team Rayo Vallecano team succeeded in the first attack. They were playing well early on but later Barcelona players became more alert and they basically couldn't score any more goals. Although Rayo Vallecano team was winning till half time but Barcelona team became more aggressive after half time and scored one goal and another goal in the last stage to win only 2-1.
Álex Valle is one of the young and talented players of Barcelona. He is definitely a gen and extending the contract of Álex Valle for Barcelona was the best thing they could ever do because he is definitely a good investment for Barcelona because of his age.
But just after extending the contract of Álex Valle, he left Barcelona and he is going to play for Celtic on loan.
But just after extending the contract of Álex Valle, he left Barcelona and he is going to play for Celtic on loan.
Hansi Flick will now get a lot of appreciation from everyone because he was able to prove that he is capable of bringing Barcelona to extraordinary performance with the players they currently have and several new additions from the transfer market. And Dani Olmo's transfer also seems to be a big success. Because in this match this player also managed to score 1 goal. Barcelona is now the only club that has managed to win 3 times in a row this season. And I think that in week 4, Barcelona will be able to get full points again. because their next opponent is Valladolid. And maybe a quite tough challenge will occur in Week 5 against Girona. Last season Barcelona always lost against Girona and maybe this season Barcelona can avenge last season's defeat.
Seriously Barcelona fans can now see the difference between an experienced and in experience manager, not to take credit away from Xavi, he did well in his first Season and had a mix second and third seasons which to me was as a result of inexperience. With Hansi flick Barcelona look like a different team and there is no much changes to the players that he inherited, only the debutant Olmo was a new face. I noticed that the Barcelona team have falling behind three times this season in the three match which is not good for club like that. One need have a very strong defense as they are the ones that wins you trophies so Hansi flick might have to look into that.
What caught my attention though and I think the man deserves appreciation for is his pinpoint substitutions, his substitutions have been the game changers of every match which is definitely not a easy one, it takes experience and insightful thinking coaches to get it right
Valencia losing two matches does not mean we should give Bilbao a high chance of winning their game against Valencia. Although Bilbao loon. Strong, but on the other hand, if we look at the games Valencia played, those teams are stronger than Bilbao, so we don’t know how they will turn against Bilbao, so let’s watch and see if they may surpass their fans in this match.
I think Athletic Bilbao is the better team here. Both teams have played Barcelona and both teams lost against Barcelona, but Bilbao has a point from their game against Getafe in the opening week while Valencia has lost both their games so far this season. If you look at the way Bilbao played against Getafe showed that they're a good team, even against Barcelona, they were not that bad, Barcelona were just better.
If I'm to bet I would put my money on Bilbao to win Valencia. They are the better team.
Don't be too quick to give credit here, this is just the third match of the season, they haven't really encountered any top team to deserve much applause now to me.
I believe the credit is necessary. Not many coaches will take over Barcelona knowing how they are and still manage to make this team play the way they have been playing. I know its just 3 matches into the season but you can already see the signs of the way he wants them to play. When you look at the fact that he has to rely on kids to hold his team together you just have to give him credit.
Barcelona have played Valencia and Athletic Bilbao, two teams that are not easy to play against and they have won, so yea, credit should be given to Hansi Flick.
Anyone knows why Barcelona has a packed schedule this early in the season? A game on 24th, a game on 27th and a game on 31st? Seems like too packed for start of the season, is there a logical reason for that? In any case, they should be good enough to beat any opponent they face at this level, they are not really that bad and they should realize it by now.
In fact, Vallecano looks like it would be a different division team against Barcelona. That doesn't straight up mean Barcelona will win, we have seen top division teams to lose to other division teams on cup games before, not unheard of, just that it means the gap is too huge and it would be humiliating if Barcelona doesn't just destroy them, which they should be able to do.
In fact, Vallecano looks like it would be a different division team against Barcelona. That doesn't straight up mean Barcelona will win, we have seen top division teams to lose to other division teams on cup games before, not unheard of, just that it means the gap is too huge and it would be humiliating if Barcelona doesn't just destroy them, which they should be able to do.
Real Madrid are also in the same situation, for example Real Madrid played on the 25th of this month against Real Valladolid, then they will play on the 29th of this month against Las Palmas, then they will play again on September 1st against Betis. I believe that the reason for playing so many games is because there will be a 14-day break for the Nations League games. I honestly don't like these Nations League games, but on September 6th the French national team will play against the Italian national team, it will be a very interesting game if all the best players from both teams play. Going back to La Liga, Barcelona won the game, it was clear that with the entry of Dani Olmo, Barcelona started to play very well.
In the final minutes, Barcelona could have conceded a second goal. I think that Barcelona, with the arrival of Dani Olmo, will play very well in attack. But they need to become stronger in defense, they have conceded a lot of goals. In 3 games, Barcelona have conceded goals in all 3 games. This is not a good thing if they want to be La Liga champions.
Finally, Barcelona was able to add 1 more goal and put them ahead with the current score of 1-2. Dani Olmi's goal in the 82nd minute gave great hope to end this match with full points again. And that will keep Barcelona at the top of the La Liga standings.
Now the match has entered the 90th minute and the match should be over soon after a few minutes. It seems that Hansi Flick should receive great appreciation for being able to keep Barcelona in its best performance at the start of this season.
Hansi Flick will now get a lot of appreciation from everyone because he was able to prove that he is capable of bringing Barcelona to extraordinary performance with the players they currently have and several new additions from the transfer market. And Dani Olmo's transfer also seems to be a big success. Because in this match this player also managed to score 1 goal. Barcelona is now the only club that has managed to win 3 times in a row this season. And I think that in week 4, Barcelona will be able to get full points again. because their next opponent is Valladolid. And maybe a quite tough challenge will occur in Week 5 against Girona. Last season Barcelona always lost against Girona and maybe this season Barcelona can avenge last season's defeat. Now the match has entered the 90th minute and the match should be over soon after a few minutes. It seems that Hansi Flick should receive great appreciation for being able to keep Barcelona in its best performance at the start of this season.
Dani Olmo as a new player at Barcelona seems quite reliable. He immediately stole attention from the start.
He is as good a buy as Nico Williams who they wanted. It has not taken him anytime to settle into the team and that is good indication that he will have a good season. There seems to be a lingering connection between Yamal and Olmo, and that connection can proof very effective this season. It will be a tough season for Barcelona, they need to take all the points as possible now while they can before the season gets tougher. 
Many people think that in this era of modern football, their attacking schemes must be very good and have very good ball possession, for example, as Pep did with Mancehster City so when looking at Ancelotti's scheme which is quite simple because sometimes they in previous seasons always do a fast counter-attacking scheme and play all out in the 15 minutes before the game ends, they don't really like it but I think the same as what you said because Ancelotti actually has a scheme that is quite effective because in the end regardless of the scheme carried out the fact is that the achievements and series of good performances he always gets.
I guessed people fails to see in the end what matters is a constant result especially from the fact that there are many coaches who tactically dominate the match but fails to fo well to win the game as ironic as it seems and Chelsea has suffered these fate of good possessions but failing to win or at worst draw which matters the most.Madrid's young players are now mentally well-formed and it's just a matter of honing their attacking players' goal-scoring instincts. Mbappe has not been able to score until now even though Mbappe's performance in the last 2 matches is still quite good but because his position is indeed less ideal with Mbappe because he prefers to be a winger, there still needs to be habituation in this case so that Mbappe is more able to explore the attack line well and become the goal machine that is always expected. But for the problem of ego and teamwork and mutual support I think for now Madrid is very good because it can do that with players who are still very young.
I think Mbappe will be able to become the 9 at Real Madrid with time from the fact that he has always has the hunger to score and also bring one who loves Ronaldo, I think he will pull this out though he is not new to this but even his idol Ronaldo didn't start as a 9.Finally, Barcelona was able to add 1 more goal and put them ahead with the current score of 1-2. Dani Olmi's goal in the 82nd minute gave great hope to end this match with full points again. And that will keep Barcelona at the top of the La Liga standings.
Dani Olmo is living the life, it is always a beautiful moment when a player can get a debut goal especially for their dream club, Yamal also making a name providing an assist for this goal.Now the match has entered the 90th minute and the match should be over soon after a few minutes. It seems that Hansi Flick should receive great appreciation for being able to keep Barcelona in its best performance at the start of this season.
Don't be too quick to give credit here, this is just the third match of the season, they haven't really encountered any top team to deserve much applause now to me. 
Barcelona's schedule does look quite busy. But actually several other teams are the same. So I don't think this is strange enough. But yes, Barcelona should be able to win in these 3 matches. especially against Rayo. but now in the Rayo vs Barcelona match the score is still tied at 1-1 and the match has entered the 78th minute. And not only that, Rayo has even led the score since the start of the first half. Luckily Barcelona was able to equalize the score through Pedri's goal in the 60th minute. I hope Barcelona can score one more goal in this match. Because it would be a perfect record if Barcelona managed to record 3 consecutive wins in the first 3 weeks of this season.
Barcelona managed to turn things around to 1-2 through their new star Olmo in the 82nd minute. The 1-2 advantage must be maintained as well as possible because the match will end in a few minutes. Of course it would be good enough for Barcelona if in today's match they managed to get 3 points because they managed to complete the first 3 matches with full results. Seeing the course of the match, of course Barcelona had to work hard to be able to control the course of the match because Rayo played quite defensively since they took the lead first. But with teamwork, Barcelona was finally able to equalize and Olmo was also able to bring the advantage to Barcelona. Barcelona will lead the standings if they manage to get 3 points in this match.
The third round had started yesterday with the victory of Villarreal by 4 goals to 3 against Celta Vigo. Villarreal was able to score a goal at the very end of the game luckily for them in order to get the three points.
Real Betis will have their game postponing since they will play in UEFA Conference League in two days.
In the other matches, Barcelona, ATM, Real Sociedad and Real Madrid should win their games.
Valladolid and Bilbao will have a more difficult games, yet they are expected to win.
Bilbao will face Valencia. Although Valencia lost their first 2 matches, they always scored in the first half. Bilbao must anticipate that if they want to win the match later. This might be an interesting match, but Bilbao will be better than Valencia. They have a better chance of winning.Real Betis will have their game postponing since they will play in UEFA Conference League in two days.
In the other matches, Barcelona, ATM, Real Sociedad and Real Madrid should win their games.
Valladolid and Bilbao will have a more difficult games, yet they are expected to win.
Valencia losing two matches does not mean we should give Bilbao a high chance of winning their game against Valencia. Although Bilbao loon. Strong, but on the other hand, if we look at the games Valencia played, those teams are stronger than Bilbao, so we don’t know how they will turn against Bilbao, so let’s watch and see if they may surpass their fans in this match.
As of Barcelona, they won the match against Valladolid with a score of 2 goals while Valladolid scored 1; this is not a bad result for Barcelona tonight, and I believe they will do more next time.
I wasn't actually aware of this midweek fixtures until I got the early goal notification from my mobile browser. I was surprised which tournament was playing that Rayo Vallececona had to face Barcelona. I thought if it was Copa Dere. Not untill in switched on the TV and noticed it is Laliga.
The match is almost ended and Barcelona is leading now, the young lads of Barcelona made the scores. My honest review of Lewandowski tonight is that he gave his best but seems he's losing scoring abilities and luck.
and shape after battling consecutive injuries... too bad Lewy goal was disqualified 
... match just ended with another 2 goals with Lamine having atleast 1 assist from the last 2 games,these young lads are performing good just as I expected. Still waiting for Gavi and De jong full recovery.Jump to: