Overview

• Lamine Yamal converted a 40th‑minute spot kick after contact from Pep Chavarría, with both teams informed VAR was down and the decision unable to be checked.
• MEDIAPRO said the video review system malfunctioned in the first half, was restored after the break, and is under investigation.
• Rayo substitute Fran Pérez leveled in the 67th minute with a volley from a corner, and the hosts also had late efforts ruled offside.
• Barcelona goalkeeper Joan García produced several crucial saves, including one‑on‑ones against Andrei Rațiu and Jorge de Frutos, to preserve a point.
• Coach Hansi Flick lamented errors and said Barcelona did not deserve more than a draw as the champions dropped their first points of the season and sit fourth before the international break.