FC Barcelona received Getafe at the Johan Cruyff stadium for a match under a huge deluge, as part of the 5th day of Liga. The men of Hansi Flick quickly sought to impose their rhythm and to run the ball to control the meeting against an organized and compact Getafe team. The stake was clear: take the three points to get as close as possible to Real Madrid, which remains on 5 wins in 5 games. For this meeting, Barcelona evolved in 4-2-3-1 with Joan Garcia in the cages, Eric Garcia, Christensen, Gerard Martin and Koundé in defense. Pedri and Frenkie de Jong formed the middle duo, while Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres and Raphinha were responsible for offensive animation behind Lewandowski. A Barça without Marcus Rashford, who was however extraordinary in C1 against Newcastle (1-2). On the side of Getafe, the Azulones were organized in 3-5-2 with Soria in the cages. Djené, Abqar and Duarte were in defense. The midfielder was made up of Kiko Femenía, Mario Martín, Milla, Arambarri and Rico. The Mayoral and Liso duo was aligned in attack.
The match quickly changed in favor of FC Barcelona, which was able to impose its pace and dominate the debates against a well -gathered getafe. From the 15th minute, a combination inspired on the right side between Raphinha and Dani Olmo allowed Ferran Torres to open the score of a powerful strike of the right foot, concretizing a perfectly orchestrated collective movement (1-0). The Catalans then camped in the opposing camp, multiplying the combinations and high pressing to recover the ball, with Pedri and Raphinha very active in the offensive animation. Robert Lewandowski also participated in the game, trying a shot in the surface country by David Soria and playing back to the goal to create discrepancies. Raphinha, despite a yellow card received for an excess of time, served his partners several times, in particular for the offering which allowed Ferran Torres to register his second goal and to bring the scoring to (2-0, 34th), thus confirming the Barcelona superiority before the break, while Marcus Rashford was heating up his entry in the second period.
Hansi Flick’s perfect coaching
The second period started with several changes: Marcus Rashford replaced Raphinha on the Barça side, while Bordalas launched Javi Muñoz, Davinchi and Kamara. Quickly, the Azulones showed their desire to react, Javi Muñoz sparked a powerful, not framed strike, while Domingos Duarte tried a head on corner, but easily captured by Joan García. Lewandowski sought to weigh down the scoring with a lobed shot on a center of Gerard Martín, but she went just over and was then canceled for offside. Christensen arrived very late on Adrián Liso Lahoz with a large sole on the foot, and logically received a yellow card in the 54th. Hansi Flick decided to bring new blood to the 60th with the entries of Marc Casadó and Fermín López, in place of Ferran Torres and Jong. This quickly paid since Rashford tumbled into the right corridor and offered a caviar back to Dani Olmo, who increased the scoring (3-0) for the Blaugranas.
FC Barcelona has perfectly managed its lead thanks to paid choices from Flick. The entries of Marcus Rashford and Fermín López energized the wings, the English being particularly stirring with several strikes pushed by a heroic David Soria. Fermín has brought percussion and technical accuracy on the left flank. While Roony Bardghji and Ronald Araújo then completed this controlled coaching, allowing the Catalans to keep a high pace until the final whistle. With 65% possession and a total grip on the game, Barça won without trembling and confirms its good start to the season. The Blaugranas thus climb in second place in the ranking with 13 points, while Getafe, long forced to undergo and confined in his half of the field, remains in eighth place with 9 units.
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