Barcelona FC entered the field to face Rayo Vallecano as they were coming off two consecutive losses. The team looked like a strong contenders to get back to the winning ways as they included the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembele, and Ferran Torres to take care of the scoring goals for the team.
On the other hand, players such as Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong and Gavi had the responsibility in the midfield. Defense side was taken care by Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, Sergino Dest, and Jordi Alba. However, the had a terrible start at their home turf as Alvaro Garcia scored the first goal for Rayo Vallecano in just the seventh minute of the game.
The goal was assisted by Isi Palazon, who managed to get past Alba before passing the ball to Garcia. They kept the lead throughout the game. However, the home side created a chance to score an equalizer as Gavi came close but could capitalize as his shit hit the underside of the bar. In the second half, Palazon, who gave the lead t0 Vallecano, tried to double the lead but was stopped by Alba.
The home side kept the pressure on the opposition but couldn’t score and went on to lose the game by 1-0. With this defeat, the team has now lost three back-to-back games. After the game, the fans were unhappy and started trolling the team and the manager XAVI. After his appointment, the team went on to beat Real Madrid by 4-0. Since then, the team’s fortunes have gone downhill. One user said that Zidane lost seven games as manager of Madrid, he had already won eight titles for the team.
Full Time #BarçaRayo pic.twitter.com/Eqb7kLRNE2
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 24, 2022
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Barcelona were 12 points behind Real Madrid, they appointed Xavi, signed world class youngster Ferran for 50m, Gavi and Nico broke out, signed Adama, signed world class Aubameyang, beat Madrid 4-0,started playing beautiful football. Now Barcelona are 15 points behind Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/PGgevNIJWJ
— ney. (@Lukkitaa_) April 24, 2022
Reporter: How will you define Barcelona's current status?
Xavi: We won 4-0 against Real Madrid at their own stadium. pic.twitter.com/JltWlPtTzF
— Sami (@HolaSami17) April 24, 2022
Xavi As Barca Coach ,Has More Yellow Cards than Messi's Entire Career at Barcelona.. Wei 🤣🤣💔 pic.twitter.com/OxP3tPvYng
— Boadi Cocoa Tea 🚨🤠(@Cocoatea57) April 24, 2022
Let's all gather here to laugh at Barcelona 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/wNiARa30ZL
— PgLang Fool (@djtenover10) April 25, 2022
Quick stat: Xavi has lost his 7th game as a manager for Barcelona.
When Zidane lost his 7th game as the Real Madrid manager, he had already won 8 trophies for the club. pic.twitter.com/qFLMLou7PX
— ð€ð¥ð¥ð® (@GreatWhiteNueve) April 24, 2022
Barcelona fans: “We have a game in handâ€
The game in hand: 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Y2KivIALwP
— 👑Espirito Santo👑 (@Jojo_Aggrey_jnr) April 24, 2022
