Soccer Football - LaLiga - Rayo Vallecano v FC Barcelona - Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain - October 27, 2021 Rayo Vallecano's Radamel Falcao in action with FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique REUTERS/Sergio Perez
(Reuters) -A first-half strike from Radamel Falcao was enough to hand Rayo Vallecano a shock 1-0 win over Barcelona on Wednesday and bring an end to Ronaldo Koeman's reign as coach of the Catalan club.
Koeman was already under huge pressure following Barcelona's defeat by rivals Real Madrid over the weekend and a second successive LaLiga defeat was quickly followed by the announcement of the Dutchman's sacking.
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