Rayo Vallecano plays its second consecutive away game in the city of Barcelona, this time facing the second-strongest team in Catalonia, RCD Espanyol. Rayo opened the season in the best way possible, taking a point from Xavi's Barcelona in a 0-0 visit. Espanyol barely avoided the defeat against Celta Vigo, saved by a new signing Joselu who scored a penalty in the 98th minute to make the final result 2-2.

Espanyol is coming to this campaign motivated, after manager Diego Martinez brought some nice additions to his squad in the summer transfer window. The last season saw the hosts finish in fourteenth place, only four points away from the relegation zone. "Periquitos" stayed in the top flight only thanks to Raul de Tomas, the club's top scorer and the Spanish international who scored seventeen and assisted three goals last season for his club. He was involved in twenty of Espanyol's forty netted goals in the 2021-22 campaign, meaning he participated in every second goal the squad scored that season. However, the hosts' captain is injured ahead of this clash, and will miss the game alongside Pol Lozano, Adria Pedrosa, and Javier Puado.

Vallecano showed amazing defensive performance in its match against Barcelona, being impenetrable during the entire ninety minutes. The guests' goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski had a fantastic game, and has made saves that were more than enough for his team to get the important one point. Vallecano is on a six-game undefeated streak, and is also unbeaten in its previous five away matches. Andoni Iraola's men had a phenomenal preseason run, avoiding the loss vs. the likes of Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham, Manchester United, and Barca. There will be no absent players ahead of the upcoming meeting, and I expect the visitors not to disappoint once again. Good luck!

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巴列卡诺连续第二场在巴塞罗那进行客场比赛，这次面对的是加泰罗尼亚第二强的西班牙人队RCD。拉约以最好的方式开启了新赛季，他在客场0-0的比赛中从哈维的巴萨手中拿了一分。西班牙人勉强避免了对阵维戈塞尔塔的失利，新援约瑟卢在第98分钟的点球将比分改写为2比2。

在主教练迭戈·马丁内斯在夏季转会窗带来了一些不错的球员后，西班牙人在这个赛季来了。上个赛季，东道主球队排名第十四，离降级区只有四分之遥。“Periquitos”能留在顶级联赛，多亏了俱乐部的头号射手劳尔·德·托马斯，这位西班牙国脚上赛季为俱乐部打进17球，助攻3球。在2021-22赛季，西班牙人打进了40个进球，他参与了其中的20个，这意味着他参与了该赛季球队打进的每一个进球。然而，东道主的队长在这场比赛之前受伤了，他将与洛萨诺、佩德罗萨和普瓦多一起缺席比赛。

巴列卡诺在与巴萨的比赛中展现了惊人的防守表现，在整个90分钟内都是坚不可摧的。客队的门将斯蒂夫·迪米特里耶夫斯基踢了一场精彩的比赛，他的扑救足以让他的球队获得重要的一分。巴列卡诺保持着6场不败的记录，并且在之前的5场客场比赛中保持不败。安多尼·伊ola的球队在季前赛中打出了惊人的表现，避免了对谢菲尔德星期三、伯明翰、曼联和巴萨的失利。在即将到来的会议之前，不会有缺席的球员，我希望客队不会再让人失望。