Claims: Barcelona breeze past Rayo but all eyes in Spain remain on Julián Álvarez
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- title: Barcelona breeze past Rayo but all eyes in Spain remain on Julián Álvarez Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/01/barcelona-la-liga-rayo-vallecano-atletico-julian-alvarez Source
- summary: Hansi Flick is very happy to welcome Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona – but Julián Álvarez remains the ultimate prize If Raphinha has any misgivings about playing as a makeshift No 9 for Barcelona, he is doing a good job of hiding it. Julián Álvarez would have been proud of the Brazilian’s two neat finishes that inspired the Spanish champions to a 5-2 victory against Rayo Vallecano on Monday night, 24 hours before the transfer deadline. Lamine Yamal scored two wonderful goals of his own in a performan… Source
- published: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:42:25 GMT Source