Three takeaways from Getafe 1-1 Barcelona

Barcelona did not get the three factors house in La Liga as soon as once more final evening as they succumbed to a 1-1 draw towards Getafe at Coliseum Alfonso Perez.

It was Hansi Flick’s males who opened the scoring early by means of Jules Kounde, however they quickly conceded a slightly sloppy equaliser and introduced the sport again to a impasse. 

56 drama-filled and controversy-riddled minutes later, the full-time whistle was blown on the identical scoreline, though Barcelona did certainly have a slightly clear penalty denied, as soon as once more.

Barça Common brings you three takeaways from Getafe 1-1 Barcelona.

The curse continues

Barcelona headed into the sport at Coliseum Alfonso Perez having not scored on the stadium since 2019 when Luis Suarez and Junior Firpo helped the crew to a 2-0 win.

Final evening, Hansi Flick’s aspect broke that curse early as a world-class cross entrance Pedri discovered Jules Kounde who made no mistake in entrance of the objective.

What they failed to perform, nevertheless, was break the curse of not successful on the stadium which has been energetic for exactly the identical period of time and is now more likely to go on for an additional yr.

Barcelona have now did not beat Getafe on the Coliseum since 2019 and it’s clear that it’s a stadium that doesn’t go well with Barcelona’s type properly. Their poor report is just all the way down to the hosts’ type of soccer.

Getafe’s solely objective final evening, as soon as once more, was to magnify challenges, go to the bottom and waste time. They celebrated the draw like a victory and defended with 9 males within the field, one thing that has turn out to be attribute of them in recent times.

Barcelona should now wait yet another yr to get an opportunity to interrupt the curse of the Coliseum. They have been shut, however it was not meant to be.

A couple of silver linings to carry onto

Pedri impressed for Barcelona. (Picture by Angel Martinez/Getty Pictures)

One can talk about at size about Barcelona’s incapability to complete final evening, now they didn’t dictate the sport as they normally do and the way sure gamers have been a shadow of themselves.

Credit score the place it’s due, nevertheless, some gamers representing the Blaugrana crest have been magical final evening and unfortunate to be on the dropping aspect.

Pedri, the clear man of the match, was a standout participant on the sector and was the one participant attempting to create possibilities from the midfield.

In 90 minutes, he created one large likelihood, racked up two key passes and accomplished 86% of his passes, all whereas enjoying as a part of the double pivot. Defensively, he had ten defensive actions and anchored the sector excellently after Marc Casado’s substitution.

Alejandro Balde was one other participant who performed exceedingly properly and stored up his optimistic spell of progress in 2025. Dealing with severe racist slurs from the gang, it was not straightforward for the Spaniard to maintain his cool however he dished out a particular efficiency on the left.

Balde additionally has two key passes, an enormous likelihood created and simply shy of 100 touches on the evening and was untouchable down the left flank.

Lamine Yamal and Jules Kounde continued their magical mixture down the best and seemed to create a ruckus within the remaining third. The likes of Raphinha, Gavi and Lewandowski, nevertheless, didn’t fairly get going.

La Liga is getting out of hand

“Profitable 6 of the final 24 doable factors in La Liga? I’m not anxious about that statistic. We’re working properly. Do we’ve got to enhance? Sure, we do. However I’m glad,” Flick stated after Barcelona’s defeat final evening.

Regardless of his phrases, nevertheless, one is aware of properly that it’s inconceivable to not flinch wanting again at these numbers.

Barcelona have taken six of their final 24 factors in La Liga, implying that they haven’t even some extent in every sport.

The league could also be a marathon with numerous floor left to cowl. Nonetheless, the title is transferring additional away with each passing day and it’s clear that lots should change.

Barcelona have certainly confirmed to be vicious in 2025 and have been exceedingly spectacular in must-win/knockout clashes. Their defeat to Getafe might be a direct results of the opposition’s type of play, however that’s not an excuse given Barcelona’s scenario.

With Atletico Madrid and Barcelona dropping factors, this may occasionally develop into simply what Actual Madrid wanted to cement themselves because the league leaders in La Liga. 

The identical crew Barcelona beat 5-2 could possibly be seven factors away from them in lower than 24 hours. Worrying days are forward in Barcelona’s league marketing campaign.