Barcelona edged Rayo Vallecano 1–0 at the Camp Nou on Sunday, 22 March 2026, in a tense La Liga Matchday 29 fixture. The only goal arrived in the 24th minute, when R. Araujo headed home from a J. Cancelo assist, sending the hosts into the break with a 1–0 lead. Referee Adrian Cordero Vega issued a flurry of early bookings, with Raphinha (8′) and Lamine Yamal (26′) both cautioned for Barcelona before Rayo’s Óscar Valentín (34′) followed suit.

The match statistics told a s...