Sergio Agüero started for the first time as a starter this season with FC Barcelona. The Argentine forward was included in the starting eleven by Ronald Koeman for the match against Rayo Vallecano, corresponding to the eleventh matchday of LaLiga Santander. The Blaugrana ended up losing 1-0 at the Vallecas stadium after Radamel Falcao's goal in the 30th minute of the first half. This result meant their second consecutive defeat in the Spanish league.
The Blaugrana are going through a tough time this season, as they lost the Spanish Clasico to Real Madrid (1-2) in the last matchday and now against Rayo Vallecano, they are starting to drift further from the top and are outside the European competition spots, currently in ninth position with 15 points.
In the match at Vallecas, Barça had several clear chances to score the equalizer, but they were not sharp enough in front of goal. Memphis Depay missed a penalty in the 71st minute of the second half, which could have meant the tie, and 'Kun' Agüero also failed to score, just as he did against Los Blancos in the Clasico.
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After the defeat, and while Ronald Koeman's future as the coach of the Blaugrana is being defined, Sergio Agüero sent a message of encouragement on his social media to all the culé fans.
"We will always move forward and put an end to this bad streak. We will never give up and we will give everything to recover. Visca el Barça," wrote the popular 'Kun'.
The next match for FC Barcelona will be against Alavés at Camp Nou in the Spanish league, a match in which they will try to end the losing streak and get back on track in the tournament to avoid losing more ground.