Getafe 0-0 Barcelona: THREE red cards in Barca's draw, Xavi & Raphinha sent off

Raphinha was shown a straight red card for an elbow on Gaston Alvarez as Barcelona were held in their opening game of their LaLiga title defence.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

2' Gundogan's shot stopped

15' Yellow Card! Stefan Mitrovic booked

16' Raphinha's free kick stopped

26' Romeu's shot inches wide

31' Yellow Card! Jaime Mata booked

37' Raphinha's shot stopped

42' Red Card! Raphinha sent off

57' Second Yellow Card! Jaime Mata sent off

63' Lewandowski's header stopped

70' Red Card!  Xavi sent off

76' Abde's shot wide out

Match Report

Jaime Mata was also given his marching orders just before the hour mark in a hotly-contested game that saw tempers flare throughout, with Barca boss Xavi also sent off in the second half after protesting a foul.

The referee struggled for control in a game Barcelona dominated, but the champions failed to find a way through despite efforts from the likes of Robert Lewandowski and new signing Ilkay Gundogan.

Barca thought they may have been awarded a late, late penalty when there was a VAR check for a foul on Gavi, but no spot kick was given and there was time for Anthony Lozano to head narrowly wide from a corner before the final whistle was eventually blown in the 106th minute.

Full report to follow.

Line-ups

Getafe XI: D.Suárez, Stefan Mitrovic, Jaime Mata, Dakonam, Maksimovic, David Soria, Alena, Duarte, Juan Iglesias, Juanmi Latasa, Gastón Álvarez

Subs: Choco Lozano, Portu, Fabrizio Angileri, Mayoral, Fuzato, Santi García, gorka rivera, Jorge Benito

Barcelona XI: Lewandowski, Gundogan, Romeu, Ter Stegen, Christensen, De Jong, Raphinha, Kounde, Ronald Araújo, Pedri, Álex Baldé

Subs: Roberto, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia, Fati, Marc Casadó, Abde Ezzalzouli, Gavi, Fermín López, Ander Astralaga, Lamine Yamal