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Barcelona will look to extend their 100% winning start to the new La Liga season against Getafe on Wednesday. The visitors currently find themselves in the relegation zone, while the Catalan giants are four points clear at the top. Hansi Flick saw his side beat Villarreal 5-1 this weekend, while José Bordalas’ men drew against Leganes thanks to a penalty from Borja Mayoral.
The Blaugrana overcame their UEFA Champions League disappointment against Monaco with that victory over Villarreal thanks to two goals from Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, while Pablo Torre also scored. However, this came at the cost of a serious injury to goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, which has taken the shine off their continued unbeaten run in La Liga. Barcelona are back in Catalonia after three straight away games and they will be keen to maintain their four-point lead over bitter rivals Real Madrid at the summit.
With only two points lost from ten home games, a winning run of six games against Getafe on home field will give the home team confidence in the run-up to this match. Only four teams can say they have conceded fewer goals than the Azulones this season, but the problem is that three goals have been scored in six games, contributing to an eleven-game winless streak. A point from this match would be Getafe’s first away match at Barcelona since early 2018.
Here are our storylines, how to watch the match and more:
How to watch and odds
- Date: Wednesday September 25 | Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Location: Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys – Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Watch: ESPN Deportes | Current: Fubo (Try for free)
- Chances: Barca -450; Sign +500; Getafe +1200
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Story so far
Flick’s Barca have won all their first six games of this La Liga season so far. However, things have gone a step further, with a 7-1 thrashing of Real Valladolid, a 4-1 thumping of Girona and last weekend’s 5-1 win over Villarreal. Getafe are one of only two sides in the Spanish top flight yet to record a win, with four draws and two defeats from six as they try to match or improve on last year’s 12th place finish.
Team news
Barca: Ter Stegen tore the patellar tendon in his right knee and has undergone surgery that will keep him out of action for a long time. Inaki Pena replaced the German at Villarreal and the 25-year-old is set to make his first start of the season. Ter Stegen joins Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Marc Bernal, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez on the treatment table. Flick could reinstate Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde and Marc Casado after substituting his players while Ferran Torres is back from suspension. Lewandowski equaled Jan Urban for the most goals (48) scored by a Polish player in La Liga that could be broken here.
Possible Barça XI: Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Raphinha, Torres; Lewandowski.
Getafe: Aberdin has missed the last three games due to injury and could miss out again while Alvaro Rodriguez has an ankle problem so that is doubtful ahead of his Getafe debut. Alex Sola and Carles Perez could both start, while Mayoral could get his first start after a long period of injuries.
Possible Getafe XI: Soria; Iglesias, Djene, Berrocal, Alderete, Rico; Perez, Uche, Milla, Sola; Mayor.
Prediction
While Getafe can make life tough for teams, you can expect Barca to take care of them quite easily, although possibly not in as productive a way as some of their recent performances. Choose: Barca 3, Getafe 0.