Barcelona registered a 1-0 victory against Getafe at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium on 26th September 2024 courtesy, a 19th minute strike from Robert Lewandowski. The Catalan giants were the better side on the park and enjoyed a better possession rate and also had a better passing accuracy.
With the win, Barcelona have registered 7 wins in 7 games in the ongoing La Liga 2024-25 and are sitting comfortably at the top of the points table. They are followed by traditional rivals, Real Madrid, who have 17 points in 7 games, with 5 wins and 2 draws. Both the teams haven’t lost a single game.
For Barcelona, Inaki Pena made his debut as a goalkeeper in this season as their first-choice keeper in the form of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, caught a knee injury in the weekend.
Robert Lewandowski scored the lone goal in the game and is presently, the leading goal-scorer of La Liga 2024-25, with 7 goals under his belt. Kylian Mbappe, who is playing his first La Liga season, is presently in the 2nd position in the list with 5 goals under his belt.
25-year-old overlapping side back Jules Kounde whipped in a loose delivery and Robert Lewandowski beat the Getafe keeper to score the goal for the Catalan Giants.
Hansi Flick still feels there is room for improvement
Any other coach would become complacent after registering 7 wins in 7 games in the top-tier football league of Spain. But Hansi Flick has no room for complacency and has said that there are things where Barcelona can improve.
“To get seven wins is perfect, but we have to do some things better. Today we had a very good mentality. For me it’s a good starting point to improve,” Flick addressed the reporters after the game against Getafe.
“I’ve been told that it’s always like that against Getafe, they are very good in defence, but I’m very proud of my players and how they fought for 95 minutes,” he added.
Barcelona next lock horns with Osasuna on 29th September 2024 and the match is slated to begin from 12:30 AM (IST).
