Barcelona’s scoreless streak continues after toothless performance against Getafe.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' Yellow Card! Gavi booked
5' CHANCE! Munir's header wide out
18' Roberto injured, Eric Garcia comes on as a substitute.
25' Bad luck! Raphinha and Balde hit the goalpost in succession with their shots.
42' Yellow Card! Omar Alderete booked
53' OFFSIDE! Kessie's shot stopped
55' CLOSE! Lewandowski's header inches wide
75' CLOSE! Raphinha's long shot denied
87' MISS! Mayoral's shot inches wide
Match Report
Barcelona have now gone three matches in all competitions without scoring, after meandering to a goalless draw against Getafe on Sunday afternoon.
Xavi Hernandez surprised many with his team selection for the match, as he opted to play Alejandro Balde as a left winger, instead of the likes of Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati, who had to settle for a place on the bench.
The decision proved costly somewhat, as Balde missed a guilt-edged chance in the first chance, somehow missing the target after Raphinha’s effort had come back of the post.
The second half was much like the first, with Barcelona unable to create many clear cut chances. Raphinha forced a save from David Soria in the Getafe goal, but aside from that, opportunities were few and far between.
Getafe, to their credit made life very difficult for Barcelona, although they struggled to create any chances of their own. Nevertheless, Quique Sanchez Flores will be delighted at gaining a point against the La Liga leaders.
Having gone into the weekend with a 13 point lead over Real Madrid, Barcelona have now seen that cut to 11, with nine games remaining. They take on Atletico Madrid in their next match, with Diego Simeone’s men also expected to make live very difficult.
Line-ups
Getafe XI: D.Suárez, Luis Milla, Dakonam, Omar Alderete, Maksimovic, E.Ünal, Munir, David Soria, Duarte, Mayoral, Juan Iglesias
Subs: Kiko Casilla, Stefan Mitrović, Portu, Amavi, Fabrizio Angileri, Alena, Jaime Seoane, Gonzalo Villar, Diego Conde, Juanmi Latasa, Ángel Algobia, Gastón Álvarez
Barcelona XI: Lewandowski, Alba, Busquets, Ter Stegen, Roberto, Kessie, Raphinha, Kounde, Ronald Araújo, Álex Baldé, Gavi
Subs: Alonso, Pena, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia, Arnau Tenas, Fati, Aleix Garrido, Pablo Torre, Ángel Alarcón