Barcelona lose third home game in a row; Fans targets Xavi and team on Twitter

FC Barcelona suffered a 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano in a La Liga fixture on Sunday. Following defeats against Eintracht Frankfurt and Cadiz, this is Barca's third setback at home.

Going into the match, Barcelona had one of the strongest possible lineups. The offence was led by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with Ousmane Dembele and Ferran Torres on the wings. In the midfield, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, and Gavi were in charge, while Ronald Araujo combined with Eric Garcia in defence. Besides, Sergino Dest and Jordi Alba were on each flank.

Alvaro Garcia gave Rayo Vallecano a lead in the seventh minute into the game. On the wing, Isi Palazon grasped the ball from Alba before chipping it into the box for Garcia to score. And, as a result, the scoreline read 0-1 in the away team's favour.

Barcelona appeared to be unsettled by the goal, as they were unable to create any significant chances. However, in the 42nd minute, Barcelona had a chance to equalize when Gavi came close to scoring, but his shot struck the underside of the bar.

Palazon, in the second half, had a great chance to double Rayo Vallecano's lead but it didn't happen. Barcelona then continued to put pressure on the visitors but were unable to break past a tough defence.

FC Barcelona currently is second in the league standings with 18 wins in 33 games this season. Rayo Vallecano, on the other hand, is at the 11th position with 11 wins in 33 games this season.

Here are the top Twitter reactions, following Barcelona's third straight defeat at home:

Barcelona fans: “We have a game in hand”

The game in hand: 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Y2KivIALwP

— 👑Espirito Santo👑 (@Jojo_Aggrey_jnr) April 24, 2022

Quick stat: Xavi has lost his 7th game as a manager for Barcelona.

When Zidane lost his 7th game as the Real Madrid manager, he had already won 8 trophies for the club. pic.twitter.com/qFLMLou7PX

— 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐮 (@GreatWhiteNueve) April 24, 2022

Full Time #BarçaRayo pic.twitter.com/Eqb7kLRNE2

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 24, 2022

Let's all gather here to laugh at Barcelona 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/wNiARa30ZL

— PgLang Fool (@djtenover10) April 25, 2022

Xavi As Barca Coach ,Has More Yellow Cards than Messi's Entire Career at Barcelona.. Wei 🤣🤣💔 pic.twitter.com/OxP3tPvYng

— Boadi Cocoa Tea 🚨🤠 (@Cocoatea57) April 24, 2022

Reporter: How will you define Barcelona's current status?

Xavi: We won 4-0 against Real Madrid at their own stadium. pic.twitter.com/JltWlPtTzF

— Sami (@HolaSami17) April 24, 2022

Barcelona were 12 points behind Real Madrid, they appointed Xavi, signed world class youngster Ferran for 50m, Gavi and Nico broke out, signed Adama, signed world class Aubameyang, beat Madrid 4-0,started playing beautiful football. Now Barcelona are 15 points behind Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/PGgevNIJWJ

— ney. (@Lukkitaa_) April 24, 2022