Barcelona’s first La Liga game after the final international break of the year ended in a disappointing 1-1 draw away to Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio de Vallecas on Saturday’s early kickoff. The Blaugrana struggled to create real chances in the first half and found themselves behind at the break, and despite some real improvement in the second half they couldn’t find a way to win at the end and dropped two points on the road. Xavi Hernández is yet to beat his bogey team, and the Blaugrana could find themselves even further behind the top two teams in the table by the end of the weekend.