Barcelona and Joan Garcia set to face a difficult challenge against Rayo Vallecano | OneFootball

FC Barcelona have kicked off the league season with a perfect record across the first two games so far. With a 5-0 thrashing of Elche and a 2-0 victory over Athletic Club, the Catalan giants are flying high this season.

However, one of the key reasons that the team has looked so good in these first two games is their defensive strength. With Joan Garcia protecting the goal and the Barça defenders doing their best to help him, Hansi Flick’s team looks better than ever.

Yet, the very next game that awaits the team will surely be a massive test for them. As highlighted by Mundo Deportivo, the upcoming La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano could prove to be the team’s biggest challenge yet.

That is because this particular opponent seems to know exactly how to make life difficult for Barcelona. Last season, in both of their league encounters across the season, Rayo made sure never to let Hansi Flick’s team have an easy time.

In their first encounter, which was an away game for La Blaugrana, Rayo Vallecano managed a 1-1 draw. Then, in the subsequent game at the Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona barely managed to come away with a 1-0 victory.

Thus, this upcoming game at the Camp Nou will be a big test for both Joan Garcia and this improved Barça defense. After all, this particular opponent knows what it takes to push Flick’s team to their limit and complicate things for them quite regularly.

Still, Garcia has managed to keep two clean sheets in his first two games in La Liga this season with his defenders putting in impressive performances as well. Having already secured the Zamora trophy last season, he will be eager to come away with another clean sheet in this game to challenge for the award yet again this season.