European roundup: Lewandowski and Barça frustrated by Rayo Vallecano | European club football
Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona debut resulted in a goalless dwelling draw towards Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou of their first La Liga recreation of the season. It was a disappointing evening for Barca whose followers confirmed up at an virtually sold-out stadium to see their new workforce headlined by the Poland striker Lewandowski, the twice the Fifa Participant of the Yr, and the Brazil winger Raphinha. Barcelona dominated the match with virtually 70% of possession and 18 purpose makes an attempt towards two for Rayo. However the two greatest probabilities fell to the guests, Álvaro García thwarted by a superb save by Marc Andre ter Stegen and Sergio Camello capturing extensive. Because the frustration mounted for Barça, their captain, Sergio Busquets, misplaced his cool and was despatched off for an elbow to the face of Radamel Falcao in stoppage time. In Italy, the champions Milan turned an early one-goal deficit right into a 4-2 win over Udinese at San Siro, making certain a profitable begin to their marketing campaign in an electrifying Serie A opener. Two objectives by Croatia worldwide Ante Rebic plus strikes by Theo Hernandez and Brahim Díaz helped the Rossoneri to recuperate from…