Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano live score, updates, highlights from La Liga Sunday match

Barcelona continue to push towards a Champions League place as the Blaugrana hosts Rayo Vallecano in La Liga play on Sunday.

It's a bitter fight to the finish, as Barcelona sit second in the table, level on 63 points with third-placed Sevilla but with a game in hand. Atletico Madrid sit two points back in fourth place, while fifth-placed Real Betis are four points further behind.

Barcelona are limping to the finish line with a growing injured list, but opening up a nine-point gap in the Champions League battle would see the club relax slightly heading into the final few fixtures of the season. Still, they'll have to do so without the likes of Pedri, Gerard Pique and Ronald Araujo.

Rayo Vallecano sit 14th in the table on 37 points, seven above the relegation zone. The club won last time out for the first time in 14 league games, stopping a brutal skid that saw the club plummet from a Champions League place on the turn of the calendar year to sniffing the relegation battle. Still, it would take quite the collapse for the club to be sent down at this point, holding a decent gap with three of their final fixtures this season coming against teams below them in the table.

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Sporting News will be following the match live and providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.

Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano live score   1H 2H Final Barcelona 1 – – Rayo Vallecano 0 – –

Goals: None

Commentary:

HALFTIME: Barcelona 0-1 Rayo Vallecano

Boos ring around Camp Nou as the halftime whistle blows. Barcelona was stunned early by the Alvaro Garcia goal, and the hosts haven't managed to find a response.

There have been moments, though, and it does feel like Barcelona will draw level should this continue after the break. Rayo hasn't had anything forward since the goal, as the game's been played almost entirely in the Rayo half. Changes needed for both sides.

10' - Álvaro García