Barcelona look to complete a clean-sweep of their three match run away from home to start the season when they visit Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
Los Blaugranas cruised to victory in their first match of the season against Mallorca. Yet, Hansi Flick wasn’t convinced with the team’s performance, citing complacency as the main reason for his post-match anger.
Perhaps Flick was right to be concerned considering Barcelona were two goals down at halftime a week later against newly promoted Levante. Barça eventually fought back to salvage the victory, but there are things that need fixing if they want to achieve their lofty aspirations this season.
Rayo Vallecano is up next. Dani Olmo looked sharp in his cameo a week ago and could get his first start of the term, and so could Robert Lewandowski, who has recovered from a hamstring injury, and Jules Koundé, who has been surprisingly used as Eric García’s backup to start the season.
Gavi suffered a knock in training on the same knee he tore his ACL almost two years ago and has been ruled out of the match. However, Frenkie de Jong should return after missing the trip to Levante.
Here’s how Barcelona could lineup vs. Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.
