In this week 1 match, on Sat Aug 13th, Rayo Vallecano will travel to Barcelona to battle Barcelona in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Barcelona has not played yet this season, and neither has Rayo Vallecano.
Barcelona is starting their season after ending last season at 2nd place, while Rayo Vallecano is opening up their season after finishing last season 12th in the tables with 42 points.