Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano have named their starting sides for their La Liga meeting at Camp Nou on Thursday. The reigning champions started their season in style with a 5-0 win at Elche on August 29, then beat Athletic Club 2-0 at home on Thursday.Vallecano have squandered leads in their first two matches, losing 2-1 to a 97th-minute winner at Sevilla on matchday one before drawing at home to Alaves four days ago.Should they win by two goals, Barca are guaranteed to supplant Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Table of ContentsBarcelona confirmed starting team vs Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano full line-up vs Barcelona in La LigaWhere to watch Barca vs Rayo Vallecano: TV channel, live online streamsBarcelona vs Rayo Vallecano stats, La Liga formBarcelona confirmed starting team vs Rayo VallecanoBarcelona starting XI: Garcia, Cubarsi, Pedri, Yamal, Raphinha, Espart, Christensen, Gordon, Olmo, Bernal, KoundeBarcelona substitutes: Cancelo, Balde, Fermin, Szczesny, Adeyemi, Rodrigo, Martin, Eric, Ferinas, Abdelkarim, AllerRayo Vallecano full line-up vs Barcelona in La LigaRayo Vallecano starting XI: Cardenas, Ciss, Lopez, Camello, Alvaro, De Frutos, Balliu, Oscar, Lejeune, Jozhua, BouareRayo Vallecano substitutes: Adrian, Andrei, Diaz, Alemao, Pedrosa, Perez, Pelayo, Sias, Roman, Nteka, TsitaishviliWhere to watch Barca vs Rayo Vallecano: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Monday is at 20:30 BST (15:30 ET / 12:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.A Premier Sports subscription costs �120 a year, �11.99 per month on a 12-month contract or �16.99 per month with 30 days cancellation notice required.Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano stats, La Liga formThe only 0-0 draw in the last 44 meetings between these teams came at Barcelona in August 2022, although Barca won the next edition they hosted 3-0 in May 2024 before their current run of two successive 1-0 wins in such matchesBarcelona all-time top scorer Lionel Messi is the leading marksman in the history of the fixture by 12 goals, scoring a total of 18 against VallecanoWith three goals each in this seasons La Liga, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez need one to move level with division top scorer Kylian MbappeAnthony Gordon is one of six players to have assisted more than once in the 2026/27 top flight, requiring one more to match Espanyols Javi Hernandez at the top of the standingsWith a perfect home record in the 2025/26 Liga, Barca accumulated eight more points, scored nine more goals and conceded six fewer than any other team on their own turfThey have 31 wins to Vallecanos seven in the fixture, with 11 draws and an aggregate scoreline of 132-41Osasuna (13) and Getafe (14) were the only teams to score fewer away goals than Rayo Vallecano last season and not suffer relegationVallecano have not scored in four visits to Barcelona since Alvaro Garcia netted the only goal of the game there in La Liga in April 2022Following a run of 14 successive defeats in the fixture between May 2003 and January 2021, Vallecanos 1-0 wins over Barca during the 2021/22 season started a five-game unbeaten sequence against them (W3 D2), although they are winless in five (L4 D1) since then, lasting since May 2024Their defeat at Sevilla ended Vallecanos three-match unbeaten away run in La Liga (W2 D1) since a 3-0 loss at Mallorca on April 12, which had also been the previous time they conceded more than once on the road Topics Anthony Gordon Dani Olmo FC Barcelona Frenkie de Jong Gavi (footballer) Hansi Flick LaLiga Lamine Yamal Marc-Andre ter Stegen Pedri Raphinha Rayo Vallecano Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Mitch Fretton 30th August, 2026 LIVE Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano: Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 31st August, 2026 European round-up: Atletico cruise to victory amid Alvarez absence, Juventus win again Nicholas McGee 29th August, 2026 Real Madrid v Malaga: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Mitch Fretton 28th August, 2026 Conference League draw results 2026/27: Full fixtures Ben Miller 28th August, 2026 Europa League draw 2026/27: Full draw results, confirmed fixtures Ben Miller 28th August, 2026
