2023-08-13 18:44:26
A point and thanks in the fourth Liga visit to Getafe without winning, not even scoring a goal. Barça has become entangled in the web of provocations from the locals, a strategy commanded on the pitch by a Damián who did not see a yellow card until the 82nd minute, and only improved when Mata’s expulsion balanced Raphinha’s . With the teenagers on the field, the image of the team has been better, but the result was the same as the last two seasons (0-0). The best news is that Xavi’s team – who was sent off for the first time since taking over the Barcelona bench – will no longer have to return this league to the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
It cannot be said that the Blaugrana were not warned. The Bordalás teams leave football in the dressing room and they are dedicated to trying to emotionally unbalance the rival. After a few jabs at Lewandowski, Damián brought down Gundogan, who spent a long time on the ground trying to recover. Raphinha, in the execution of a free kick and in an action in which he was left alone in front of Soria, could have scored, but his competition in the game was suddenly fulminated when, probably fed up with the tone of the game, he elbowed Gastón without letting go. It was the 42nd minute and Barça deservedly had one less man.
It seemed that the locals came out in the second half to take advantage of the numerical superiority, however Barça didn’t take long to get the ball. And, in the 57th minute, Mata earned his second yellow for a foul on Araujo and also went to the dressing room early. With more spaces, an ultra-bold Xavi has started to put the youngsters on the field: first Abde, then Yamal, who has just turned 16 and not a day goes by that he doesn’t leave cracking details, then Ansu and Gavi. A display of offensive ambition.
Barça has moved up a gear and Getafe has disappeared. A shot by Abde on the outside of the net and a finish by Ansu after a delicious pass by Yamal that went over the crossbar were the best chances for a Barça that has often surrounded the area but bump into the Madrid wall. And in an endless match (10 minutes of added time in the first half, 9 of which were 15 in the second), there was no lack of final controversy: the VAR warned Soto, who pointed to a Gavi hand and did not consider the subsequent one kick from Iglesias to Araujo.
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