A recap of Barcelona's comfortable 3-1 Manhattan project Liga win over Rayo Vallecano at the Camp Nou Hamilton Academical Barcelona mind in to the global split with a point lead in Manhattan project Liga courtesy of tonightas comfortable 3-1 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Camp Nou. David Villa opened the score after 25 minutes with an elegant first-time finish following a support from Lionel Messi, and El Guaje could get back the favor by creating the Argentine for just one more brace a as the four-time Ballon daOr success struck either side of half-time to secure the details. Raul Tamudo pulled one right back for the guests on 70 minutes, however it proved to be too little too late. Barcelona Rayo Control 53% 47% Whole Pictures 19 17 Shots on Target 7 8 Go Accuracy 83% 80% Fouls 9 18 Offsides 2 0 Yellow Cards 1 4 Red Cards 0 0 Jordi Roura made four changes to the group that defeated AC Milan on Tuesday, as Xavi and Victor ValdAs while Pedro and Dani Alves had to stay for a spot on the seat, slipped out of the matchday team through damage and suspension respectively. That intended starts for Cesc FAbregas, Jose Manuel Pinto, Alexis SAnchez and Adriano Correia though there was no place in the XI for Marc Bartra despite Carles Puyolas injury. Rayo Vallecano started the match well, feeling that they had a need to take their advantage of their way that was fallen by any early chances at the Camp Nou. Roberto Trashorras got close to opening the scoring inside a moment of the opening whistle, missing the goal with a risky attempt after slicing in from the right-hand side though that would not discourage the readers who seemed to stress the Blaugrana security into an early error. Gerard PiquA obliged, conceding a comparatively unwanted part in the 2nd minute a' which fortunately came to nothing. However, Barcelona know how to handle stress a' and they confirmed that they are still perfectly effective at turning the screw themselves on Tuesday night, exacting vengeance on AC Milan to be eligible for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals a' so it wasnat long before BarAa found their stride. Excellent hold-up play from David Villa made space for Cesc FAbregas on the overlap, and the Catalan midfielder selflessly squared the ball to Lionel Messi for what should have been the gameas opening goal a until the Argentine lost his footing at the key moment. By the full time he'd restored, Messi was swarmed by numerous white shirts and ultimately, the possibility had gone. Leo got near making amends however in the 8th second, rattling the woodwork with a free-kick a a that the Argentine won himself, drawing a from Alejandro Galvez. Barcelona continued to venture forward in search of an operator, however they were struggling to produce clear-cut chances against a resolute Rayo Vallecano security. Particularly, Alexis SAnchez had started glaringly but he was also being subject to some rough treatment from the visiting defenders; which ended up making Piti the initial yellow card of the morning after just 18 minutes. BarAa were getting closer, but still struggling to create anything such as a clear goal-scoring opportunity; and unfortunately one of their "half" possibilities resulted in a personal injury for Adriano who seemed to overstretch himself in an attempt to test Ruebn in the Rayo goal. Wearing a new hair, Dani Alves took his place at right-back and within a few minutes, BarAa had broken the deadlock. Undoubtedly, Alvesa replacement merely coincided with the operator a it wasnat like he played an intrinsic component in the build-up; that part fell to Lionel Messi who exhibited wonderful talent to first escape from Jordi Figueras and then present David Villa with a properly measured through baseball. Cutting in from the left-flank, the chance was taken by Villa at the first time of asking, burying a right-footed energy in the most truly effective corner of Rubenas net. 25 minutes on the clock and Barcelona were ahead. Credit to Rayo for preventing back; they werenat ready to decrease with no battle, even though the chances were stacked against them as both Adrian and Piti tested Pinto from long-range. Neither effort was ever going to get the straight back of the net, but at the very least they were giving it their best opportunity. At the other end, Barcelona were plugging away at the Rayo security in search of their second purpose of the game a' and what may possibly be the coup de grace; step forward Lionel Messi. After combining with David Villa for the first, Messi discovered that El Guaje was ready to get back the favor as Villa organized play adhering to a wonderful cross from Sergio Busquets, therefore letting Messi the time to surge into place on the left-hand side of the Rayo penalty area. Accommodation quickly fed Messi the ball, and for the eighteenth successive La Liga fit, the Argentine found the back of the web a' getting his tally to a staggering 54 objectives for the growing season. Thanks to a reliable first-half effectiveness, Barcelona found themselves two targets forward at the break; would they manage to extend their lead following the interval? Neither boss opted to make a at the break a' needless to say Barcelona had already made one change so no-one expected Roura to make another all through half-time. Talking about Adriano, information soon emerged that the Brazilian has sustained a hamstring tear and is going to be sidelined for the next 4-6 months, joining Carles Puyol on the sidelines. Getting back once again to the overall game, the next half started as the first-half ended: with Barcelona firmly in control. Dani Alves got within several inches of increasing the cause only minutes after the restart, but his overview from the right hand side of the Rayo area hit the inside of the post as opposed to the back of the web. Alexis SAnchez likely needs to have atoned for Danias neglect on 54 minutes, particularly considering that the Chilean had an open goal at his mercy, but with a number of defenders blocking the way SAnchez ripped his shot wide of the article. Could Barcelona be made to regret their "wastefulness" before target? Might Rayo Vallecano pull off a memorable return of their own? Nope. Once more, Lionel Messi linked with David Villa and the final result was still another purpose as a' for the second time today a' Villa produced Messi with a brilliant through-ball and the Argentine ran inside the concern of Arbilla to carry the ball over the mind of Ruben and complete his brace. I make that the 350th goal of Messias career (including targets scored for the BarAa B and D teams), but I can definitively say that it had been Messias 42nd La Liga goal of 2012/13, which means that Messi has outscored fifteen of the remaining nineteen La Liga teams on his own. Now three goals to the nice, Barcelona decided enough was enough, and that Thiago AlcAntara earned half-an-hour to strut his stuff, with AndrAs Iniesta making way. With Iniesta leaving the area, Barcelona needed a fresh captain a' and who a lot better than Lionel Messi? I would want to say the captainas armband invigorated Messi to reach completely new heights, but honestly a heas probably reached the top of the overall game anyway, so he continued as usual and was unlucky never to complete his hat-trick on 68 minutes following a move from Cesc FAbregas. With the game all but out of reach, Paco Jemez decided to throw the dice one last time, getting former Espanyol striker Raul Tamudo off the table on 70 minutes a' and his choice paid off as Tamudo took only seconds to have himself on the score-sheet, falling home Pitias teasing low cross from inside the six-yard box. It was a real poacheras attack from Tamudo and marked his eighth career purpose against the Blaugrana; even though moreover, it meant that Barcelona couldn't claim their third consecutive clean page a not that it really matters if the three points are typical but secure. Nevertheless, BarAa had to weather something of a flurry of Rayo pressure in the minutes after the goal; with other change Lass Bangoura going closest to another for the guests mere minutes after play had restarted. Luckily, the pressure didnat total anything and Barcelona found out the final fifteen minutes without a lot of incident. The win maintains Barcelonaas 13 level lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, although BarAa have to wait (about) a fortnight before they return to La Liga activity thanks to the global break. Till then, Visca el BarAa! Follow us on Twitter
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