Getafe 1-1 Barcelona: Barca drop points despite Kounde scores early

Barcelona dropped more points in the La Liga title race as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Getafe.

Match Report

La Blaugrana end the weekend five points behind leaders Atletico Madrid who lost away at Leganes in a blow to their own title tilt.

A draw on the road at Getafe continues a familiar pattern, with a fourth successive league draw in the south of Madrid, after three straight 0-0 ties.

France star Jules Kounde bundled the visitors into an early lead before Mauro Arambarri levelled before the break.

The expected Barcelona revival never emerged after the restart, as Getafe created the better chances, but failed to punish some slack Barcelona defending.

Substitute Frenkie de Jong almost snatched a win for Barcelona in the dying stages but the Dutch star was denied from distance.

Barcelona return to UEFA Champions League action in midweek, as they aim to seal a last 16 place, away at Benfica on January 21.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

1' Yamal's offside header went over the crossbar

5' Coba da Costa shot in the penalty area but the ball was blocked by the defender

9' GOAL! Getafe 0-1 Barcelona (Jules Koundé)

21' The referee whistled for a foul by Alderete on Lewandowski

33' Koundé made a cross from the right and Rafinha headed the ball into the side net

34' GOAL! Getafe 1-1 Barcelona (Mauro Arambarri)

38' Yamal made a cross but the ball flew out of the goal line

41' Lewandowski headed the ball, but Koundé and Araujo missed it

47' Arambarri's low shot in the penalty area was stopped by the goalkeeper

47' Yamal shot from the middle, but the ball was blocked by the defender

53' Yamal's long shot from outside the box was blocked out of the goal line

60' Chrisantus Uche's shot from the left side went wide.

67' Danjuma's left-foot shot went over the crossbar

70' Yamal's left-foot shot was caught by the goalkeeper

74' Getafe took a corner kick from the left, but the chance was destroyed by Peña

77' Raphinha's free kick was blocked by the wall

Line-ups

Getafe XI: Rico, Luis Milla, Dakonam, Omar Alderete, David Soria, Arambarri, Alena, Duarte, Juan Iglesias, Coba da Costa, Christantus Uche

Subs: Mayoral, Perez, Álex Sola, Juan Berrocal, Jiri Letacek, Bertuğ Yıldırım, Peter Federico, Álvaro Rodríguez, Yellu Santiago, Abdoulaye Keita, Ismael Bekhoucha, Martín Cuéllar

Barcelona XI: Lewandowski, Pena, Raphinha, Kounde, Araujo, Pedri, Balde, Casado, Gavi, Yamal, Cubarsi

Subs: Szczesny, Christensen, Olmo, De Jong, Ferran Torres, Eric Garcia, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Fermín López, Astralaga, Gerard Martín, Héctor Fort